pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
stirring; slight movement
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
to stare back at; to look back at
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
maid; helper; help; assistance
story; tale; talk; discussion
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range