fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to telephone; to make a phone call
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to leave home; to leave one's parental roof; to leave the nest; to go out on one's own
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
for a while; for some time; for a period
summer vacation; summer holiday
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
(being) worth seeing; impressive
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
homecoming; returning home
to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)
pale; pallid; bluish-white
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
hole; hole; cup; (electron) hole
machinery and materials; equipment; materials for manufacturing machinery
stage setting; scenery; stagehand; sceneshifter
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
this one; with this; in this way
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
to run through; to run past
yamabushi; practitioner of Shugendō; itinerant Buddhist monk
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!