childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
damp; moist (negative nuance)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
eyebrow pencil; blackened eyebrows; (metaphorically) distant mountain range
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
stay of execution; suspended sentence
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
final; eventual; ultimate
resolution; vote; decision
adoption; selection; choice
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
intelligence gathering; information gathering
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow