indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
kitchen; financial situation
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
by myself; in person; by oneself
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to write down; to record; to register
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
without; but if; otherwise; or else
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to find out the truth; to ascertain; to clarify; to confirm; to verify
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
(principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie; peace-at-any-price; don't rock the boat
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
older sister; elder sister
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
good or bad; right or wrong; for better or for worse; rightly or wrongly
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so