passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
to look forward to something
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
romantic TV series; romance TV show
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
thought; consideration; thinking
last week; the week before
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
talk about divorce or separation
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
telephone booth; telephone box
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to bury; to embed; to implant
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
in one's own way or style
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
stealthily; secretly; in secret