adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
mental; spiritual; emotional
meaning; significance; sense
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
in comparison to; rather than
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to take over; to hand over
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
book; volume; this; present; main; head
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
Chinese citron (Citrus natsudaidai); bitter summer orange (mandarin)
acid; sourness; sour taste
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
pure heart; naivete; innocence
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)