particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
restaurant (esp. in a hotel or inn); dining hall; dining room
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to have a talk; to tell a story
being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
beautiful boy; pretty boy; handsome boy
light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
very much; exceedingly; extremely
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up