good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
plight; fix; bind; awkward situation; difficult situation; mess
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
relation; relative; kind; cordial
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
heavy fog; dense fog; thick fog
to talk the night away; to talk all night
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
all creation; all nature; all the universe
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
famous geisha; talented geisha; beautiful geisha
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
commanding; awe-inspiring; bitter (cold); piercing
lust; lusts of the flesh; animal passions; carnal desires
a cut above the rest; superior; one field; one matter; suitably; reasonably
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)