will; volition; intention; intent; determination
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
riskiness; (level of) danger
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
long ago; once upon a time
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to paint (draw) a picture
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
very young; little; childish; immature
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
sentence-ending particle (e.g. "ka", "na", "yo", "kashira")
nai stem (of a Japanese verb); irrealis form; imperfective form
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
modern translation; translation into modern language (of a classical text, e.g. The Tale of Genji)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to grow up; to become an adult
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
feminine; womanly; female