to gather; to collect; to assemble
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
single word; a few words; brief comment
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
grumbling; complaining; muttering; crumpling (e.g. paper)
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)
jealousy; roasted rice cake
(some) more; even more; longer; further
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
patting; stroking; caressing
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
story; tale; talk; discussion
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
such; like that; that sort of; very
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
condition; state (of health); appearance
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap