to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
(not) even once; (not) ever
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to collect; to assemble; to gather
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
of no interest; not interested
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
ago; since; before; previous
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)