to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
to have one's horizons broadened
to shade an account; to add something extra
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
derailment; digression; deviation
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to support each other; to support one another
one thin flat object; one sheet
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
unrequited love; one-sided love
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why