tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
future (usually near); prospects
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
inside one's heart; in one's mind
since one was born; (in) all one's life
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to attempt; to test; to try out
genuine article; real thing; real deal
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
self-consciousness; self-awareness
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
morning sickness; hyperemesis gravidarum
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
to complain; to lodge a complaint
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
tension; mental strain; nervousness
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
having not the slightest idea
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something