close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
district; section; sector
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
female part or role (drama, kabuki, etc.)
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
ramune; type of lemon soda sold in a Codd-neck bottle; compressed tablet candy
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
that day; the very same day
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
self-consciousness; self-awareness
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
ramen enthusiast; ramen freak
(male) otaku obsessed with (female) idols
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
such ... as; or some such
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
nightlife; night amusements
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical