the future; future prospects
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
near; close; beside; third person
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
sons and daughters; children; girl
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
all you have to do is; just; that's all
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to lay aside; to set aside
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
offense and defense; offence and defence
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
adventure story; novel of adventure
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
acquisition of foreign currency
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
the place for; the time for; the level of