love story; romance; love affair
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
exchanging diary between friends (usually at school)
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
prime minister; premier; chancellor
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
to hang oneself; to strangle oneself
to make a copy; to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
shoulder mark; shoulder board; epaulette; epaulet
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
to keep to oneself (secret, etc.)
to be pleased with; to suit
to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable
inconsistency; mismatch; nonconformity; unconformity
your views; your opinion; great idea; excellent idea
crossroads; intersection; crossway; carrefour
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
grand; far-reaching; ambitious
lines of the palm; aptitude; handwriting; apt move (in a go or shogi game); standard method
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
instructor; advisor; adviser