leaving temporarily; stepping out; going away for a while; camera focusing error (on a space between two objects)
interest in men; itch for men
rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)
very stormy weather (at sea); very poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas)
I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice
storm area (winds of 25mps or more)
hemorrhagic shock; haemorrhagic shock
mail clerk; post-office clerk; post-office worker; postal employee; postal worker
shōchū highball; cocktail of shōchū with tonic water
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar
omitted character; omitted letter
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
younger princess; Oto Hime; Princess of the Dragon Palace (from the story of Urashima Tarō)
Altair (star in the constellation Aquila); Alpha Aquilae
fake; something false; sham; deception
being struck mad by love; foolish passion; blind love; infatuation; jealousy
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish
to wash again; to reconsider
dispersal; evacuation; removal; spreading out (troops); deployment
parliamentarian; member of a congress
to go with the flow; to go with the times
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
to make use of; to lend money
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
S; s; south; sulfur; nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); small; second
tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
statute of limitations; lapse of rights after a period of time; becoming invalid or void after a set time; ageing; aging
very much; exceedingly; extremely
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
in passing another (esp. colliding with oncoming traffic, bumping into a person); the moment two persons or objects meet