to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
please (give me); please (do for me)
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
writing; composition; essay; sentence
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
shameless; shameless person
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
of course; certainly; naturally
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
youth; springtime of life; adolescent