to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to rise up; to initiate (political) action
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
honorific/polite/humble prefix
mutually; reciprocally; together
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to turn towards; to point
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to repeat; to do something over again
within a marriage; between husband and wife; conjugal
friction; discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement