to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
to fasten one's eye on (a person); to stare at
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
finger flick to the forehead
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
as you see; as you can see
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
good humour (humor); good mood
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment
pushing and shoving; jostling; hustling
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
in good health; alive and well; going strong
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend