by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
evening; night; nighttime
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
pride; boast; credit (to)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
the opposite sex; isomerism
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
lump together; put all together
prejudice; bias; distorted view
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
while; during (the time when)
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any