interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
brother complex; excessive attachment to one's brother; black contemporary (music)
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
name; given name; first name
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
miraculous; wonder-working; magical
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
amazake; sweet drink made from fermented rice or sake lees
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
torii (Shinto shrine archway)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
no food or drink (e.g. as a sign in a library, etc.); no eating or drinking
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
already; now; no longer; not any more
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
willpower; energy; vitality
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
7th day of the month; seven days
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud