year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
gushing; overflowing; everlasting; unfailing; endless
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
surroundings; environs; circumference
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
one's family (home) background (environment)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
one day; (on) a certain day
seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple