sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
as a child; when one was a child
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
day after day; day by day
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
rather; sooner; preferably
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
cliche; platitude; formula; set phrase
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to frolic; to revel; to make merry
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)