talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
don't you think?; indicates question
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to be surprised; to be astonished
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
in this manner; in this way; like this
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
future (usually near); prospects
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour