long distance relationship
birth; creation; formation
society; public; community; social studies
influential person; man of importance
both sides; two sides; double-sided
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
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)
Ministry of Justice (in Tang-dynasty China)
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
growing child's hearty appetite
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
return of a courtesy; returning one's thanks; return salute; return call
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
last night; yesterday evening
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
to cause a person trouble
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
occupational therapist; OT; overtime; Old Testament
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
comfort; consolation; diversion
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
only; merely; just; at most; no more than