roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
maintenance; preservation; improvement
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
good (place to leave off); convenient
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
intention; idea; inclination; wish
to begin talking; to open up
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
trusting too much; overestimating ability
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
opinion; point of view; visual point
quite; utterly; really; completely
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
when it becomes; when it comes to
future; possible; potential; prospective
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
briskly with small steps; trotting
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to hug; to clasp to one's breast
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
surely; certainly; without doubt
world; society; people; the public
rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)
being in love with each other
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
difference; variation; difference