to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
indescribable; having no way to express
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
at that time; in those days
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
gem; jewel; precious stone
business trip; official trip
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
contest (between performers); competitive performance; competition between theatres putting on the same show
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
love affair; sensual pleasures
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
sudden; lightning; immediate; shocking
world; society; people; the public
while; even though; despite
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close