to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
presbyopia; age-related longsightedness; farsightedness
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
wedding; bridal procession; marriage into a family
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
penalty; sentence; punishment
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
how long; how far; how much
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
rivalry in love; rivalry for the heart of a woman