heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
appearance; figure; shape; form
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
decorative lights; illumination
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
rather; better; instead; if anything
travelling alone; solitary journey
just you wait and see (as a threat)
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
trial product; prototype model
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
angrily; in a huff; in anger; high on marijuana
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
moment; instant; short amount of time
to get high (on drugs); to trip; to slur one's words (as a result of taking sleeping pills, etc.); to lose one's wits (due to lack of sleep, etc.); to space out
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
creak; squeak; rasping sound
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
postman; mailman; letter carrier; mail carrier
proposal; offer; request; application
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
transit (passenger); connecting (flight); transfer (ticket)
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)