target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
undoubted; unmistakable; definite
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
unable to understand (reason, motive, etc.)
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
courteous; decorous; polite
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
true character; real nature
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
company president; manager; director
(your) daughter; young woman
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
feeling like friends; the feeling of friendship
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
light color; light colour
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
reopening; resumption; restarting
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
what the hell?; what are you going on about?; what the hell are you doing?; you've got to be kidding
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification