while; during (the time when)
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
underclasses; poorest segment of the population; the poor
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
pride; dignity; self-respect
long ago; a long time ago; already
to happen to have on hand or in stock
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
green (colour); green (energy, car, etc.); environmentally friendly; greenland; green space; green (on a golf course)
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
route for a date; course of activities for dating couples
proposal; proposition; suggestion
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
with all one's strength; with all one's might