to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
un-; non-; negative prefix
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to look forward to something
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
solitude; loneliness; isolation
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to live; to make a living; to get on with
alone; by oneself; on one's own
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to watch over; to watch attentively
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to recall; to remember; to recollect
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
Hakodate (city in Hokkaido)