year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
small quantity; little; little while; short distance