to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
right beside; close to; nearby
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
moderate; proper; just right
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
to make a joint vow; to swear together; to pledge
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
in that manner; like that
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
elder sister; effeminate man
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
abandoned; out-of-use; obsolete; abolished; decommissioned
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
day after day; day by day
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
alone; by oneself; on one's own
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
pledge; vow; having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
periodic; regular; routine
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)