as a child; when one was a child
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to paint (draw) a picture
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
first meeting; first interview with
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour
no!; no no!; no, not at all
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
enterprise; business; company; corporation
company; corporation; workplace
new product; new line (of products)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
relation; connection; relevance
research project (e.g. at school); independent research
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
study; research; investigation
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
in the future; another day; later