to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
man who financially depends on a woman
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
perfect; complete; flawless
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
vicious circle; vicious cycle
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
in that manner; like that
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
not understanding; not knowing
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
how long; how far; how much
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)