origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
to be excited; to be elated
period of youth; while young
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
factory; plant; mill; workshop
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
early on; earlier on; from early
same village; same town; same province
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
near oneself; close to one; familiar
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
temple bell; hanging bell; funeral bell
good correspondent; ready writer
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
groping in the dark; exploring new avenues without having any clues
wicked heart; evil design
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
blue cloth; blue ground; blue background
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
same cloth; spare cloth (e.g. for patching)
transferred meaning; figurative meaning
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
well-bred; of good upbringing
big-boned; sturdily built; stout; solid (plan, storyline, etc.)
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
to engage in lively conversation