indicate reason; infers some protest
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
alliance and rupture; meeting and parting
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
perfunctory; cursory; passing; chance (e.g. customer); transient; stray
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
particularly; only; in the case of
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably
entanglement; clinging affection; involvement
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
one's house; one's home; one's family
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
something wrong; accident; change; abnormality; aberration
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
without doubt; certain; sure
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...