chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
correction; revision; amendment
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...; or; either ... or
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
deep affection; dear; beloved
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
comparatively; relatively
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
Japanese Industrial Standards; JIS
born of the same mother; kindred spirits
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
English(-language) literature; British literature
lifetime; one's whole life; all through life
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
un-; non-; negative prefix
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
insincerity; unfaithfulness
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...