sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
88 years old; (arch.) rice
man; male; masculine gender
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
by all means; by all costs
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
all; entire; whole; altogether
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to subsist; to keep on living
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to watch over; to watch attentively
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
loveable; very likeable; like very much
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
until now; so far; up to the present
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
please (give me); please (do for me)
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to undergo surgery; to have an operation
place; situation; position; location
hello; good day; good afternoon
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
bus terminal; bus station
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
chirashi; chirashizushi; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top