strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
adds force or indicates command
to have a smattering knowledge of
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
sudden change; complete change
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
quilt; bedspread; cover (for a kotatsu quilt); cloak; smock; second dyeing
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)