above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
sympathy; compassion; pity
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
in that manner; like that
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
that day; the very same day
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
breaking off an engagement
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to kill; to beat to death
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
true character; true heart; true spirit
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to be worried; to be troubled
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
to be dispelled (of doubts, ill feeling, etc.); to disappear; to be put behind one; to burst (of a boil, abscess, etc.)
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent