(of a couple) fighting and splitting up
to detain; to check; to restrain
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
hectic; topsy-turvy; chaotic
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
still; even now; to this day
sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op; school canteen
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
and yet; though; when; in spite of
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale
to take off one's glasses
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to cause to swell; to inflame
though one didn't intend (expect) to
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
conveyor belt sushi; sushi-go-round; sushi train; kaiten-zushi
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
each time it happens; at all such times