more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
first departure (of the day); first train; first bus; departing one's home station (of a train, bus, etc.)
Shonan train; medium-distance train on the eastern Tokaido Main Line (coloured green and orange)
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
coincident with; while; simultaneously
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
making a rough estimate in one's head; expectation; anticipation
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.; (arch.) counter for boats
to dye; to colour; to color
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
vice-chief; vice-director; assistant director; deputy manager
Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
start of a romance; beginning of love
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
woman writer; lady writer; authoress
alternative name for henon bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
to happen to ride together; to share a vehicle; to (operate a) carpool
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
killing time; staving off boredom
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk