to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
step-up; advance; progress; increase
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
surname; family name; last name
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
to call each other; to call out to one another
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
one point; stitched ornament; small needlepoint design; relief pitcher brought in to face one batter
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
talking while standing; standing around talking
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
welcome!; nice to see you!
new building; new construction
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
curious; strange; unusual
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
(at) any time; always; at all times; whenever
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to have to wait (for the realization of something hoped for); to be forced to postpone
stairs; stairway; staircase