to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
way; method; means; resource; course
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
clear; evident; obvious; white
opening and shutting; opening and closing
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to close (one's eyes); to shut
but; however; even though; even if
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to be at a loss for words
separate; respective; different
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to some extent; to a certain extent
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction