thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
at that time; in those days
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
meaning; significance; sense
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to lend an ear to; to listen to
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
marathon; long-distance race
touring (by car, bike, etc.)
going downstream (in a boat)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
single word; a few words; brief comment
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
it is no use crying over spilt milk
that; the matter in question
rather; sooner; preferably
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state