condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to redeem (from sin); to save
than; other than; except; but
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
three; three years of age
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
Miyazaki (city, prefecture)
nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history