to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
looking pale; looking unwell
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
tourist information (brochure, map, center)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to be excited; to be elated
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
(being) about to start out; (being) about to leave; having just left; (being) on the way
as if it were about oneself
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
study; diligence; discount; reduction
Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters; Japan's oldest historical record
Nihon Shoki; Nihongi; Chronicles of Japan
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
modern language; contemporary language; living language; modern Japanese; Japanese as spoken since the Meiji period or alternatively, since the end of World War II
to translate; to interpret
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to laugh away; to laugh off
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
assertion; declaration; affirmation
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)