close; intimate; on good terms
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to begin talking; to open up
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
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)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
see you later; goodbye; sincerely
parting; separation; farewell
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
vacant house; unoccupied house
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
Japanese silverleaf (Farfugium japonicum)
fire under suspicious circumstances; arson
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
head of business department
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
office kitchenette; room with facilities for boiling water
to face; to go towards; to head towards
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
section manager; section chief