to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
claw crane; arcade game in which a crane is used to pick up stuffed toys, etc.
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
side parting; hair parted to one side
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
information technology; IT
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
having said that; on the other hand
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
decision; settlement; definition
to replace; to substitute
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter