broth left over after boiling meat, fish, vegetables, etc.; stock
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
time will cure all; time heals all wounds
man who financially depends on a woman
Polaris (star in the constellation Ursa Minor); Alpha Ursae Minoris; the North Star; UGM-27 Polaris (nuclear submarine-launched ballistic missile)
regular customer; valued client
pseudonym used when calling in or writing to a radio program
half-crying; being on the verge of crying
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform; Jersey (cattle)
reforming; reuniting; getting back together (of a band, etc.)
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
questioning (e.g. by police)
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
determination; conviction
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (exercise)
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
before God; as God is my witness; in the name of God
running out of battery; battery depletion; going flat; loss of energy; depletion of stamina
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
heart attack; to have a heart attack
video game (played on a home console)
to refuse; to reject; to deny
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
female proprietress (of a bar, etc.); mother; housewife; (female) pet owner; pet parent
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
renovation (e.g. a house); redecoration; makeover; updating
to be moved by affection; to be moved by kindness; to be touched
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
vicious circle; vicious cycle
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry