to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
good humour (humor); good mood
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
vulgarity; worldliness; worldly ambition
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to graduate from a university
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
school of western-inspired Japanese drama which developed towards the end of the Meiji period; shingeki; new-drama (movement)
actor; actress; player; performer
beginning; outset; first; onset
to half-rise to one's feet
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to need; to demand; to take; to require
when it becomes; when it comes to
police; police officer; police station
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
body; physical system; (the) person
until now; so far; up to the present
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
flood bypass; floodway; discharge channel; diversion channel
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
from the area (e.g. person or goods); local trader; local merchant; street tough; hoodlum controlling a territory (e.g. red light district, amusement area)