to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
growth period; growing season
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
young noblewoman; princess
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
a few people; small number of people
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
feelings; thoughts; meaning
along; parallel to; in accordance with
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
very; much; greatly; a lot of
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
gate guard (during the ritsuryo system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryo system)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing