to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
retreating figure; appearance from behind
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
until now; so far; up to the present
luck in lotteries; luck in raffles
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.)
winning ticket; lucky number
many; much; plenty; hardly
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
self-consciousness; self-awareness
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
school building; schoolhouse
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
curtain; hanging; bunting
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
in that manner; like that
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
in this way; thus; such; uh...
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
nasolabial fold; smile line; laugh line
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...