hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
loved one; lover; sweetheart
because of; owing to; due to
to put in a (plaster) cast
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
unfortunately; at a bad time; at an unfortunate moment
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
(political) power; authority; influence
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
forcibly; by force; against one's will
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
to listen again; to ask again
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)