advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); snatching; stealing
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
this (very thing); this precisely
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
long-awaited; much-awaited
signature phrase; signature saying; closing spiel; surefire line; catchphrase
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
low dining table; tea table
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
another thing; exception; special case
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
sōmen; fine white noodles
soup of sōmen noodles and various ingredients in a soy sauce broth
by chance; coincidentally; as it happens
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
being resolved to (do something); having a wholehearted intention
special training; intensive training; crash course
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of