close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to cross the line; to go too far
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
mutually; reciprocally; together
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
Japanese person; Japanese people
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
at first; in the beginning; originally
innocent; cherubic; childlike
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
until now; so far; up to the present
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
that is to say; so that means
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to chase; to run after; to pursue
the whole year; all the year
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
correspondence; news; letter; tidings
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
stop (bus, tram, etc.); station; stopping place
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
medium; mediocrity; average
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period