(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
toast (to someone; esp. the deceased at a post-ceremony meal); drinking to someone's health (or memory)
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
beginning; outset; first; onset
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
wedding hall; marriage hall; wedding place; wedding location
troupe; theatrical company
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion