talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
presbyopia; age-related longsightedness; farsightedness
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
difficult to ...; hard to ...
the other day; lately; recently
item; commodity; list of articles
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
rebellious phase; rebellious age
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
had better ...; had better not ...
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
so; like this; in this way
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
language of flowers; floriography; flower symbolism, e.g. red roses mean love
love passionately; ardent love; devotion
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
meaning; significance; sense