finish; completion; the end
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
after ages; posterity; future life; the next world
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
archipelago; chain of islands
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
comparatively; relatively
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to feel at ease; to feel relaxed
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
refutation; rebuttal; retort
to run about; to rush about
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
objectivity; objective; object (philosophical)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
breathing of a sleeping person
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe