recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to carry around; to carry on one's person
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to break up and start anew; to break out of one's shell; to make a fresh start; to go outside oneself
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
other side; opposite side; other party
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort