monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
then; well; so; well then
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
please (give me); please (do for me)
to get hungry; to become hungry
honorific/polite/humble prefix
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
season (for fruit, seafood, etc.); best time of the year (for); in vogue; popular; hot
apricot seed; apricot kernel
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
primary school; elementary school; grade school
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
striped mullet (Mugil cephalus); flathead grey mullet; black mullet; redlip mullet (Chelon haematocheilus)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding