fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
brand; make; description; trading name (on a stock exchange); issue; security
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
what do you want?; can I help you?
hand-drawn; drawn by hand; hand-painted; painted by hand
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
memory; sense; experience
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
to order; to command; to appoint
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
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.)
older sister; elder sister
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
being interested in someone (only) for sex
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
redoing; doing over again
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as