circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
only recently; just of late
that's the way it is; such is life
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
fixed date; settlement date
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
waste of time; killing time
shopping; purchased goods
mixture of bean jam, boiled beans, agar cubes, fruit pieces and syrup
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
marriage by abduction; marriage by capture; bride kidnapping; marriage where the person courted was already married
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
mozuku (Cladosiphon okamuranus and Sphaerotrichia divaricata, types of edible seaweed)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to be worried; to be troubled
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself