character; personality; (fictional) character; character
cool or attractive expression (when posing for a photo)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
value; worth; virtue; blessing
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
undesirable lover (boyfriend, girlfriend); passion; temper; irritability
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); snatching; stealing
shishito pepper (variety of Capsicum annuum)
missus; missis; proprietress (of a shop, restaurant, etc.); landlady; hostess
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
amulet or talisman issued by a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
sweetheart; person in one's thoughts (heart)
marriage; marriage tie; love knot; spiritual connection (to a person, object); spiritual tie; fated connection
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
ignition; combustion; firing a blank cartridge; discharge of a gun without bullets; firing (of an event); triggering
object of romantic interest; potential love interest
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to be manageable; to be able to handle
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
special; particular; peculiar; unique
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
sampling food; tasting; trying
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
kitchen; financial situation; finances
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)