photograph of two people, usu. male and female; man and woman being alone together; phone dating service where a couple are randomly connected for a conversation
witnessing; observing; sighting
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to pass (of time); to elapse
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
right in the center (centre)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
family; members of a family
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
fiend for work; workaholic; career-minded person
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
steady; sound; reliable; solid
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
forcibly; against one's will
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
long ago; already; a long time ago
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
second marriage; remarriage
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
that's the way it is; such is life
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; all kinds of this
pace; rate; pitch (i.e. angle, space, field, sound, etc.); pitch (from distilling petroleum, tar, etc.); pitch (football, rugby); playing field
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)