living by oneself; living alone
although I say; although one might say; although called
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
important ceremonial occasions in family relationships
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
(and) yet; but; for all that; nevertheless
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
as planned; according to plan
feeling of a house or a room
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
cover; mantle; shroud; hood; casing
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
square shape; oblong; rectangle
euphemistic; circumlocutory; periphrastic; roundabout; indirect
distilled liquor; spirits
one's destination; place where someone is going; source (of an object); origin; branch office
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
(opening of a) wound; cut
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
to carry around; to carry on one's person
liquor tax; tax on alcohol