to apologize; to apologise
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
bringing; taking; carrying
place for relaxation and refreshment
to have troubles; to have concerns
consultation office; information center; bureau; agency
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
man; male; masculine gender
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
pain of love; love troubles
in spite of; regardless of
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to make an appearance; to show up
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)