near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
(please ...) after checking; after verification
feather; plume; plumage; down
answering machine; answerphone
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
visual hallucination; vision
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
invitation; introduction; temptation
no!; no no!; no, not at all
one's habitual behaviour (behavior); day-to-day conduct
because of; owing to; due to
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
"lucky" underwear (esp. panties), set aside for special dates
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)