things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
declaration; proclamation; announcement
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to join forces; to cooperate
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
letter; missive; note; mail
answering machine; answerphone
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to recall; to remember; to recollect
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
adds force or indicates command
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
how; in what way; how about