to approach;  to draw near;  to get close;  to get acquainted with;  to get closer to;  to get to know
 to feel around for;  to fumble for;  to investigate;  to probe into;  to explore (parts unknown);  to enjoy (natural beauty)
 ulterior motive;  plot;  scheme;  complicated circumstances;  intricacies
 to have a perverse character;  to have a twisted personality
 kindness;  favor;  favour;  goodwill;  affection;  liking (for someone)
 left hand;  left-hand side;  left-hand direction;  (on) the left
 clearly;  plainly;  distinctly;  to be clear;  to be definite;  to be certain
 it does not mean that ...;  I don't mean that ...;  it is not the case that...
 guidance;  leading (the way);  information;  notice;  announcement (of one's arrival);  invitation
 emergency;  accident;  rare possibility;  unexpected occurrence
 to take out (e.g. garbage);  to put out (e.g. dishes on table);  to serve (e.g. meal);  to get out (e.g. food from cupboard);  to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions);  to provide for
 mind;  heart;  spirit;  the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
 inferior;  base;  vulgar;  low grade;  lower class
 indicates supposition;  if ... then;  when;  (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
 quick-tempered;  having little patience;  impatient
 confirmation;  verification;  validation;  review;  check;  affirmation
 son (of others);  boy;  young master;  green young man from a well-to-do family;  young man innocent of the ways of the world
 growth;  breeding;  growing up (in, as);  upbringing
 father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
 urgent;  pressing;  immediate;  urgently;  promptly;  at once
 day after tomorrow;  wrong (e.g. direction)
 pardon;  forgiveness;  exemption;  permission
 to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
 horse;  horse racing;  promoted bishop
 to deal with (a person);  to treat;  to deal with (a problem);  to handle;  to operate (e.g. a machine);  to handle;  to deal in
 I see;  that's right;  indeed
 purpose;  goal;  aim;  objective;  intention
 muscle;  tendon;  vein;  artery;  fiber;  fibre;  line
 in order to (e.g. meet goal);  so that;  take care (so as);  hoping or wishing for something
 behind;  rear;  after;  later;  remainder;  the rest;  more (e.g. five more minutes)
 to receive;  to take;  to get somebody to do something;  to have in one's pocket (a fight, match);  to contract (a disease);  to catch
 news;  word;  tidings;  omen
 considerably;  fairly;  quite
 deep;  profound;  dense;  thick;  close (relationship);  intense;  strong
 mountain;  hill;  mine (e.g. coal mine);  heap;  pile;  crown (of a hat);  thread (of a screw)
 to pass through;  to pass by;  to pass (of time);  to elapse;  to have expired;  to have ended;  to exceed
 denotes uncertainty;  such things as A and B;  A and B and so on;  A and B and the like
 to instigate;  to tempt;  to entice;  to incite
 same feeling;  same sentiment;  same opinion;  sympathy;  agreement;  concurrence
 tender;  kind;  gentle;  graceful;  affectionate;  amiable
 severe;  strict;  hard (to do);  difficult;  intense (e.g. cold);  harsh (weather)
 demand;  firm request;  requisition;  requirement;  desire
 beautiful;  pretty;  lovely;  sweet;  pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
 future (usually near);  prospects
 king;  ruler;  tycoon;  magnate;  king (of the senior player)