direct connection; direct link
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
already; now; no longer; not any more
official name; formal name
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
perfect; complete; flawless
human relations; personal relationships
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
along; parallel to; in accordance with
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
Tsugaru (Western region of Aomori Prefecture)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
article; news story; report; account
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
homeroom; form room; home run; human resources; heart rate; house of representatives
such ... as; or some such
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)