body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
instant; moment; for an instant
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
movements; manner; behaviour; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to take a step forward
chapter one; first chapter
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to gather; to collect; to assemble
banquet or reception hall
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
to speak; to hear a voice
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
time; hour; period; class
now; the present time; just now; another; more