beginning; outset; first; onset
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
marriage proposal; courtship
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
to be crowded; to be packed; to be busy; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with many things); to be packed (of one's schedule)
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)