near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
make good use of; make the most of
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
it is not (like that) either
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
senior high school student
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...