pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
early on; earlier on; from early
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
estate; homestead; house and land (it stands on); messuage
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
mortgage; security; hypothec; pledge
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
parents and siblings; one's relatives
all; entire; whole; altogether
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to ripen; to give one's everything; to make one's best effort
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
with a friendly grin; smilingly
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
transverse flute (e.g. a fife)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud