correspondence; exchange of letters
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
worn-out; shabby; seedy; completely exhausted
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
caring for (esp. a pet or a small object); cherishing; being fond of; prizing; treasuring
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
insertion; letter drop; sending to a prisoner; thing sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
pork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables
gentle spring rain; glass noodles; cellophane noodles; thin noodles made from bean starch (or potato starch)
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
egg slow-boiled so that the yolk is hard but the white is still soft (traditionally cooked in a hot spring)
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
to push aside; to push one's way through
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to