a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
single word; a few words; brief comment
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to forgive; to pardon; to excuse
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
failure; mistake; blunder
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
infection; contagion; becoming infected
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
to jump from one thing to another
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
light yellowish green; color of a freshly sprouted onion
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
to shake; to sway; to waver
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
corner; sharp corner; dihedral angle
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle