devoted; self-sacrificing
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
triumphant return; returning in triumph
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to soothe one's soul; to raise one's spirits
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
university student; college student
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
Nagaoka-kyō (capital of Japan 784-794)
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
surname; family name; last name
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable