being highly educated, having a high salary and being tall; (lit.) three highs; high-valued yen, high stock prices and high land prices (usu. in reference to Japan's "bubble era")
last days; the end; one's fate
while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
degenerate; pervert; deviant
prince on a white horse; knight on a white horse; Prince Charming
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
Le petit prince (by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry); The Little Prince
white horse; unrefined sake
question; inquiry; enquiry
what time; (lit.) which hour
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
living by oneself; living alone
state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering; dragging out tortuously; (lit.) half-killing a snake
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
simply; merely; only; solely
imagination; supposition; guess
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
fuck you!; don't fuck with me!; don't fuck around!; don't be a screw off!
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
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.)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
sōmen; fine white noodles
diet; dieting; losing weight (through dieting, exercise, etc.)
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged