conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
leaving a restaurant without paying; dine and dash; bilking
in this way; thus; such; uh...
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
imprisonment; captive; prisoner
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
yearned for; longed for; missed
repeated offense; repeated offence
homeless; homeless person
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
weird; disgusting; sickening
originally; by nature; from the start
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
ridiculous; absurd; silly; laughable