to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
Imperial Hotel (in Tokyo)
red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
woman (writer, artist, aviator, etc.)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
difference; discrepancy; variation
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to look forward to something
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
single word; a few words; brief comment
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
supreme; greatest; highest; best
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
secretly; covertly; tacitly
to order; to command; to appoint
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability