important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
to get late; to advance; to wear on
it's been a long time; long time no see
kindness; intimacy; friendship
to begin talking; to open up
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
exactly as stated; verbatim
old age; old person; the old; the aged
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
resentment; indignation; anger
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong; not knowing what to do with oneself
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
to need; to require; to take; to demand
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk