from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
dressing oneself up to look young; altering one's appearance to look young; dressing younger than one's age
fever (state of excitement)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
two persons; two people; pair; couple
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
little finger; pinky; little toe
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
to renew; to replace; to change for; to attach anew
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (in piano-playing); fourth toe
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
river; stream; River; the ... river
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
both; both sides; both parties
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
double; twice (as much); twofold
indeed; really; truly; very much
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction