drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
to rock; to shake; to swing
while; during; while; although; all; both
myself; yourself; I; me; you
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa