near; close; beside; third person
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice
coquettish voice; flirtatious voice
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
saw-edged perch (Niphon spinosus)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
woman; lady; adult female
gathering clouds; group of clouds
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
income; receipts; revenue
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
to do something spiteful as one leaves; to take a parting shot at; (lit.) to kick sand (at somebody) with one's hind legs
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
100,000; hundred thousand
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
(a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty
same village; same town; same province
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)