to look at; to gaze; to stare at
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to step forward; to volunteer
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
transcendence; excellence; superiority
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
older sister; elder sister
succession; continuation; series; sequence
marriage proposal; marriage talks
very; much; greatly; a lot of
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to become intimate with (e.g. a woman); to become acquainted
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
to make a success in life
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to pinch and crush; to pinch out
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
suffix for familiar person
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
formidable person; shrewd person; certain person (e.g. whose name cannot be disclosed); someone; (arch.) that sort of person; (arch.) that kind of person
to detain; to check; to restrain