to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
youthful; young; young-looking
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
two persons; two people; pair; couple
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
face; looks; vestiges; trace
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair
to face; to go towards; to head towards
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
several times; a few times
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
main force; chief object; mainline
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
control; management (e.g. of a business)