to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
conviction; belief; confidence
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure
by myself; in person; by oneself
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to be too numerous; to be too much
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly