to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
donor; contributor; provider
control; management (e.g. of a business)
period of youth; while young
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
one more time; once more; once again
rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)
story; tale; talk; discussion
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
in the morning; during the morning
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
genuine article; real thing; real deal
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
generation; lifetime; age
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
Paris Fashion Week; major fashion show, held twice yearly in Paris
work; business; company; study
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
usually; under usual circumstances
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
snap (e.g. of the wrist in baseball); snapshot (esp. of people); snap fastener; press stud
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney