sad; wretched; deplorable
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
breaking off short (in one's speech); rendered speechless for a moment
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
standard; set; routine; decided
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
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)
in person; personally; directly
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
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
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to stop walking; to pause
opposite side; other side; other party
corridor; hallway; passageway
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
man; male; masculine gender
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
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)
to make sense; to be meaningful
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate