to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
since when; from when; how long
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to be silent; to say nothing
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to lose one's way; to get lost
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
opening a business; opening a practice
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
year-end and New Year holidays (e.g. from December 29 to January 3)
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
Awaji (former province located on Awaji Island in present-day Hyōgo Prefecture); Awaji (island)
great earthquake (disaster); highly destructive earthquake
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just