to begin talking; to open up
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
sense of loss; feeling of loss
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
misanthropy; misanthropist
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
answering machine; answerphone
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
then; and (then); in that case; if so
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin
house search; search of the premises
according to plan; as planned; on target
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to sting one's eyes; to make one's eyes smart
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
stirring; slight movement
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune