to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
companion; partner; spouse
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
conviction; belief; confidence
one day; (on) a certain day
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
that day; the very same day
to look forward to something
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
incident; affair; happening; event
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
unanticipated; unexpected
surely; certainly; without doubt
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
independence; self-reliance
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
the opposite sex; isomerism
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike