chase; pursuit; chase scene (in a movie); obsessive fan who follows a celebrity around; groupie; in (quick) succession
fundraising; financing; cash flow
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
author; writer; novelist; artist
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
secret admirer; closet fan
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
simply; merely; only; solely
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
by today; before the day is over
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
good feeling; feeling good
bill (at a restaurant); check
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
troublesome; annoying; complicated
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
fine weather; fair weather
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom