until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to telephone; to make a phone call
as if it were about oneself
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
love; attachment; lovesickness
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
to become dim; to become blurred
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
harmonica; mouth organ; cunnilingus; hypodermic syringe
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
uncertainty; transiency; impermanence; mutability
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
in proportion to; just as much as
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
I regret to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
tuft of hair under temple; sideburns; sidelocks
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
children's hairstyle of short untied hair; child with short untied hair; young girl working as a servant for a high-class prostitute (Edo period); (arch.) baldness; (arch.) bald head
and yet; though; when; in spite of