appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
way; method; means; resource; course
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
old friend; old acquaintance
such ... as; or some such
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
good feeling; feeling good
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
offender; criminal; culprit
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
in one's own way or style
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
besides; in addition; also; moreover
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to care for someone; to look after someone
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
big fire (buildings, etc. on fire)
buh-boo (from sound of 'wrong' buzzer in quiz shows, used when somebody says an incorrect answer)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result