clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
connection; link; relationship
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
Japanese-language dictionary; dictionary of a national language
to talk; to chat; to chatter
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
such; this sort of; like this
it is not (like that) either
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
difficult to ...; hard to ...
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
shopping; purchased goods
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
moving about; stirring about
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
reaction of a living body
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
always; all the time; never; usual; regular