custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
student (esp. a university student)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
how; in what way; how about
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
best regards; please take care of; please do
pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
splash pattern (e.g. on a kimono); dye pattern; kasuri
string tied to the chest of one's kimono or haori; (arch.) childhood (period where one would wear such a string)
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
both hands; both arms; ten
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
clean shaven; freshly shaven
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors