whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
number one; first; best; most; game; round
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
for heaven's sake (Pete's, mercy's, etc.); for pity's sake; oh stop; lay off
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
just because; even if; even though
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
attendance (at school); going to school
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
such; like that; that sort of; very
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to make merry; to be festive
if so; in that case; in that situation
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
beyond this point; from now on; after this
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
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
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out