difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
hard worker; hardworking person
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to make sense; to be meaningful
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
man; male; masculine gender
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
corridor; hallway; passageway
opposite side; other side; other party
to stop walking; to pause
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
in person; personally; directly
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)