expression; look; countenance; face
to step firmly; to harden by treading
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
to eagerly look forward to
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
windbreak (forest); shelterbelt
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
tool; implement; means; furniture
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
zun (ancient Chinese wine vessel, usu. made of bronze); (arch.) honorific prefix referring to the listener; counter for buddhas
Dragon King; promoted rook
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season