completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to gouge out; to cut out; to scoop out; to bring to light; to reveal
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
how many years; how long; what year
charm; attractiveness; humanity
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.
explanation of a picture; explanation by means of pictures; explanation (of an incident, one's reasoning, etc.); unravelling (a mystery)
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
import; importation; introduction; afferent
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
you could say; you might say; verging on the
nature of one's business; business instinct
new (musical) composition; new piece; new song
policeman; cop; walking in a circle (dog trick); (arch.) rounds (doctor, police beat, etc.); (arch.) vegetables that accompany rice (secret language of court ladies)
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
street in front of station
solitarily; in a lonely fashion; all alone; by oneself
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic