bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
so; like this; in this way
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
(some) more; even more; longer; further
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to gather; to collect; to assemble
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
because of; owing to; due to
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity