running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
surely; certainly; without doubt
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)
(newspaper) carrier; newspaper (delivery) boy (girl); new
dad; dada; daddy; pa; papa; pappa
hinomaru bento (contains plain white rice with a single red umeboshi on top)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
computer game for men featuring beautiful women characters (usu. adult game)
signature phrase; signature saying
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
one's true worth; one's true self; what one is really made of