to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
imprisonment; captive; prisoner
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family
to put on; to wear; to be used to wearing
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
after school (at the end of the day)
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
homicide department (of a police force)
Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
han; fan; unit that doubles the score of a hand
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
with a start; with a jump
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point