year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
heir; inheritor; successor
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
charming; fascinating; enchanting; bewitching; beguiling; captivating
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to be beside oneself; to lose one's head; to go mad with something
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
(social) position; status
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
(present) head of a family
national border; provincial border
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
family; members of a family
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking