to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
preference; priority; precedence
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to discuss; to talk together
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
pride; boast; credit (to)
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
wedded life; married life
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
fearless; daring; knowing no fear
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
don't worry; no worries; never mind
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue