before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
snow, moon, and flowers; beauty of the four seasons (from a poem by Bai Juyi)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to be free; to be available
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to ask a question; to ask questions
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
useless resistance; vain struggle
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
different opinion; objection