gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
ex-girlfriend; former girlfriend
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
difficult to ...; hard to ...
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
love triangle; eternal triangle
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
rather; sooner; preferably
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building