nice to see you; good morning; good evening; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
comfortably; peacefully; freely; (growing) quickly
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
railroad; railway; rail transport
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
house; dwelling; human habitation
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to wave a flag; to show the way
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
tossing (someone) into the air (in celebration)
Her Majesty the Queen; mistress (in S&M); dominatrix
complete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
each locality; each place; each region
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
making different (comic) faces, esp. using small props
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles