rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
impression; strong belief (of the judge); conviction
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to keep away; to keep at a distance
expressing one's mind; speaking out
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
to become inverted; to become reversed
unforgettable; impossible to forget; lucidly remember
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
anything and everything; just about everything
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic; luxuriant (of vegetation)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
little by little; bit by bit
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor