faithful dog Hachikō; Akita dog that waited every day at Shibuya station for the return of his owner (1923-1935)
to be intimate with; to befriend
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
to be led by; to be headed by
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
dysfunction (often medical); malfunction; insufficiency
to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (like a cartoon character)
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
indeed; really; truly; very much
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
naked tribe; tribe or group that habitually goes naked; nudist; nudism; being habitually undressed at home or in hotel rooms etc. (e.g. dressed in underwear)
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
(someone else's) child; child; kid
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
stopping functioning; being out of service
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
pornographic photo book; erotic photo book; pornographic comic book; hentai comic book
present; gift; to give a present or gift
great difference; major mistake
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
environment; circumstance