to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
such; this sort of; like this
sword fight (in a film, play, etc.); stage combat; fight scene
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
childcare leave (taken after the compulsory childcare leave); maternity leave; paternity leave
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
awareness; realization; noticing
it is I who should say so
car; vehicle; van; (train) car; carriage
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
great success; huge success
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need