permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to run about; to rush about
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
forked tree; forked branch
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
pledge; vow; having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
husband and wife; married couple
object of romantic interest; potential love interest
difference; variation; difference
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
anything and everything; just about everything
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
entreaty; appeal; petition
to shake one's head (in denial)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
(taking a) bath; hot spring cure
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
light blue; pale blue; aqua
color of honey (colour); honey-colored; honey-coloured
to strain every nerve; to feel nervous
to slide into; to slip into
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
peacefully (sleeping); quietly; soundly
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness