kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to nip (something) in the bud
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to pounce on someone's words; to cavil at someone's words; to trip someone up with their own words
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
younger brother and sister
breasts; boobies; tits; breast milk
wetting oneself; peeing in one's pants
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
only recently; just of late
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
unique; peculiar; special
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)