direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
to be photographed; to be projected
very young; little; childish; immature
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
in search of; in order to look for
intending to persuade someone and instead being persuaded oneself; going for wool and coming home shorn; the biter bit; (lit.) the mummy hunter himself becomes a mummy
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
decision; determination; resolution
three; three years of age
close; intimate; on good terms
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
hating; strongly disliking
regret; repentance; remorse
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
mental; spiritual; emotional
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned