giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
build; physique; frame; constitution
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
troubled face; worried expression
question; inquiry; enquiry
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse; correspondence; balance; miai; two different options such that if one player takes one, the other player can take the other
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
marriage proposal; marriage talks
in one's own way or style
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal