to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
island in a pond or river
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
sales; selling; marketing
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
greeting; a fine thing to say