box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
school building; schoolhouse
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
light blue; pale blue; aqua
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
form; shape; figure; visage
round; spherical; circular
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to speak; to hear a voice
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to relapse; to reassert; to review
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
how; in what way; how about
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to apologize; to apologise
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
all that one has; all that there is; the whole