the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
contract; compact; agreement
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to spread salt (to spiritually purify)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
plan; scheme; stratagem; trick; trap; plot
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
practice game; practice match
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
beginning; outset; first; onset
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation