to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to put someone to work; to make someone work
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
just because; even if; even though
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
than; from; out of; except; but; more
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
name; given name; first name
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
while; during; while; although; all; both