kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
carrying (someone) on one's back (esp. a child); piggyback ride; relying on (someone); being (financially) dependent on
confession; confidential talk; frank talk
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
state of mind; (one's) mental state
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
direct; frank; straightforward; decisive; prompt
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
confidence; trust; faith; credit
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
examination (exam) questions; questions for an examination
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
suggestive; allusive; evocative; implicit
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
to pause; to have a short intermission
light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
upward glance; upturned eyes
negative (result); gloomy; negative (e.g. attitude); pessimistic
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
(your) daughter; young woman; daughter of a good family
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably