fixed date; appointed day
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
marriage proposal; marriage talks
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
the "ra" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ra, ri, ru, re, ro)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
arrival of ships (from abroad); arrival by ship
epidemic; plague; pestilence
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
superstition; superstitious belief
false rumour (rumor); groundless rumour; canard