to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
connection; link; relationship
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to become excited; to grow lively
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
university town; college town
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
womanly; ladylike; feminine
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
love affair; love relationship
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
is never the case; has never happened
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily