good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
those (near the second person)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
participation; joining; entry; adherence
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
so; like this; in this way
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which