to have a talk; to tell a story
woman; female; feminine gender
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
reading but not responding to a text message (in a chat application); leaving (someone) on read
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
serious; severe; grave; acute
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
public lavatory; public restroom
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
willpower; energy; vitality
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
chair; stool; post; office; position
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)
course; route; path; process; means
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)