to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
quirk of fate; curious coincidence; happy chance
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
while; during (the time when)
refresh (e.g. memory, one's spirits, etc.)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
preparation; arrangements
cooking (esp. Japanese style); cuisine; (Japanese) restaurant
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
kaki (Japanese persimmon) seed; spicy baked or fried mochi chips in this shape
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
superior; superiors; senior
speech; expression; wording; language
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
strongish; somewhat strong
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
secret; private; surreptitious
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
(manufacturer's) serial number
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
tradition; legend; folklore
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
shallow playboy; frivolous lad; good-time Charlie
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
to be transparent; to show through
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)