companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
self-deprecating; self-mocking
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
instant; moment; for an instant
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
memories; recollections; reminiscence
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
favorite; favourite; habitually used
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
decline; downturn; drop; (mental) depression; low spirits
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to put into written form; to communicate or express by writing; to chronicle