decision; determination; resolution
infancy; childhood; tender age
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
forgetting the words; inability to pronounce a word correctly
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
though; notwithstanding; although
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
state-supported provincial temple (Nara period)
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
transfer; assignment; conveyance
cell phone novel; literary work originally written on a cellular phone
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
I've got to be going; I must go
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
wrist cutting; slashing one's wrists
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
dive (e.g. into water); (underwater) diving; dive (of an aircraft)
throwing oneself (e.g. into the water to commit suicide)
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
subscriber; reader; admirer
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
being cleared (doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
central part; heart (of a city)
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt