knowing; (an) acquaintance
brown bear (Ursus arctos)
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
traditional winter hunters in Tōhoku; matagi
had better ...; had better not ...
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
footwork; mobility; flexibility; adaptability
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)