tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
one line; (a) single line; boundary; line (between things); forefront; front line
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
to smile broadly; to grin widely
long time; long interval; for quite some time
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
in the meanwhile; during the time
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
near oneself; close to one; familiar
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
good humour (humor); good mood
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to pass (of time); to elapse
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
foster parent; adoptive parent; person who raised one; founding figure; key developer