loss; defeat; counter for losses
French; French food; French cuisine
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
advance; moving forward; progress
cover letter; covering letter
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
another time; some other time
it is I who should say so
this and that; such and such
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
huge rock; massive boulder
digital versatile disc; DVD
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to be rejuvenated; to feel young again
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
failure; mistake; blunder
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
number of times; frequency; count
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
Japanese person; Japanese people
it's no big deal; it's nothing to fret about; it's not like it's the end of the world
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
although I say; although one might say; although called
piece; fragment; one (object)
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
diagnosis; medical examination
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?