year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
something like ...; something called ...
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to finish reading; to read through
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
that's the way it is; such is life
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
in this way; thus; such; uh...
even though; despite; when
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
rather; sooner; preferably
sulking in bed; going to bed in a huff
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice