leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
close; intimate; on good terms
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
interior; inside; internal
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to be helpful; to be useful
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to support each other; to support one another
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)