to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
two times; twice; two degrees
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
municipal office; council; city hall
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
death from disease; death from illness
to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
leaving temporarily; stepping out; going away for a while; camera focusing error (on a space between two objects)
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
mail clerk; post-office clerk; post-office worker; postal employee; postal worker
postal delivery; mail delivery; postman; mailman
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)