to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
remembrance; recollection; recognition
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
failure; mistake; blunder
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
welcome!; nice to see you!
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
man; male; masculine gender
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to improve one's skill (esp. at calligraphy or drinking larger amounts of alcohol)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to count; to include in the number
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent