in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
custom; habit; customary practice
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to take a breath; to take a short rest
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
so; like this; in this way
tension; mental strain; nervousness
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...