slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
appointment; rendezvous; date
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to yearn for; to pine; to be deeply in love with
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
rather; sooner; preferably
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
proposal; proposition; suggestion
vehicle; conveyance; transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival); playground facility
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
direct descent; direct line
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life