to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
to loiter around; to wander about
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
complete bed rest; complete rest and quiet
left breast; left side of the chest
dry riverbed; river beach
middle and high-school students
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
completely changed; totally transformed
penalty; sentence; punishment
wide difference; a world of difference
with a clatter; clatteringly
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
cord; strap; thong; string (of a musical instrument, bow, etc.)
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
breaking off; snapping off
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)