after a long time; for the first time in a while
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
debt collection; debt collector
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
bill (at a restaurant); check
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
street; quarter; district; area
sunlight filtering through trees
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to rain incessantly; to downpour
viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to be discouraged; to shrink from
to this extent; to this degree; this much
lifting (a child) high up in the air
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
how; in what way; by what means
to stereotype; to squeeze into a pattern; to regiment