near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
otherwise; or else; if not
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
treating someone like a child
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
(your) daughter; young woman
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
wherein; therein; thereinto
number one; first; best; most; game; round
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to go out and away; to leave
hiding one's embarrassment
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to smirk; to grin broadly
to irritate one; to get on one's nerves
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
way; method; means; resource; course
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway