close; intimate; on good terms
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
sense of values; values; value system
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
instant noodles sold in a cup; cup noodles
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
one-by-one; separately; in detail
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
role of a villain (film, drama, etc.); bad-guy role; social outcast role
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
even so; anyhow; at any rate
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
Japanese (people, language, style)
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
having children; attempting to conceive
spiritualism; spiritism; channeling; medium; channeler
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
entrance; admission; entering
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
trouble; bother; annoyance
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute