to spend time (on doing something)
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
cooked rice with added ingredients (meat, vegetables, etc.)
gentle spring rain; glass noodles; cellophane noodles; thin noodles made from bean starch (or potato starch)
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
annex (to a building); annexe; extension; supplementary building
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
(large) building; public building; hall
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
distant look; faraway look
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
left (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); the following
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
stimulating; exciting; provocative
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
although I say; although one might say; although called
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)