dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
production (e.g. play); direction
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
tone (of voice); manner of talking
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
karoshi; death from overwork
notice; attention; observation
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
unexpected meeting; coincidence
quirk of fate; curious coincidence; happy chance
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
more than anything; above all else
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
another time; some other time
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)