to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
one's post; place of work; workplace
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
woman; female; feminine gender
feeling sick; feeling nauseous; feeling unwell; feeling displeased; feeling offended; feeling irritated
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
in that manner; like that
regular customer; valued client
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
myself; yourself; I; me; you
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
moving; touching; stirring
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
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
society; the world; the times
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable