childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
several years; a few years
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to flare up; to burst into flames
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
novel; story; (work of) fiction
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
favourite book; favorite book
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
just because; even if; even though
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
business; work; operations; service; duties
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
bedside; near one's pillow
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with