in comparison to; rather than
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
in the same way as; just like
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
time; season; period; phase; stage
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
deep emotion; strong feelings
every year; yearly; annually
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
shopping; purchased goods
daily supplies; daily necessities; household items; housewares
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
breathing of a sleeping person
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation