to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
one end; an end; part; fragment
S; s; south; sulfur; nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); small; second
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
to join together; to combine; to join up
(full) name; family name and given name
first letter; first letters; initial
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
one way or the other; either way
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
courting; wooing; making advances
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
sex maniac; seducer; libertine; Lothario; rake
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
numerator; molecule; member; element
many people; a large number of people
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
obsession with cleanliness; fastidiousness
one's youth; one's youthful days (years); the flower of one's youth; the springtime of one's life
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto)
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha