friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to concern; to be related
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
close; intimate; on good terms
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
guess; speculation; supposition
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
the pen is mightier than the sword
(one's) speech; expression of views; discussion
armed might; military power; the sword; force
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
it is not (like that) either
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
guess; speculation; supposition
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
newspaper reporter; print journalist
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
one thin flat object; one sheet
best moment to take a picture; right timing (for a photograph); photo opportunity
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
defecating outdoors; faeces lying on the ground (feces)
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
fashion style for young women invoking a soft, forest-like feeling
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
after a long time; for the first time in a while