lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
older sister; elder sister
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to say; to be called; to do
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
good family; respectable family; decent family
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
river; stream; River; the ... river
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
main school; principal school; this school; our school
sons and daughters; children; girl
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful