head; lead; vanguard; first
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
welcome!; nice to see you!
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
to congratulate; to celebrate
to surge; to well up; to gush out
a pair (of shoes or socks)
to move forward; to move on
feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference
to look away; to turn away
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to forget; to fail to recognize; to fail to recognise
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
reconciliation (with one's spouse, adopted child, etc.)
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
audience; spectator; spectators
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness