worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
for a while; for some time; for a period
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
shear (wind, fluids); chicken gizzard
in the meanwhile; during the time
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
discipline; training; teaching manners
not long has passed since ...
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
in this way; thus; such; uh...
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
and; thereupon; because of that
that's the way it is; such is life
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
beginning; outset; first; onset
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
cradle (of civilisation, civilization, etc.); birthplace