year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
creative work (e.g. artistic, literary)
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
else; in addition; besides
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
all night long; all through the night
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
reading aloud; reading (a kanji) by its Chinese-derived pronunciation
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt
macaron (meringue-based sandwich cookie); French macaroon
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
corridor; hallway; passageway
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
outsider; someone outside of a group
hanging around; wandering around (aimlessly); moving around (restlessly); running around
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering