to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement
company name; name of a company
any oriental variety of cherry tree descended from the Oshima cherry
turmeric (Curcuma domestica)
green; wet behind the ears; immature; (lit.) smelling of milk
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
to be prolonged; to drag on
material; substance; matter
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
during vacation; during the holidays; during one's break; (temporarily) closed; on break
love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
something wrong; accident; change; abnormality; aberration
to lie down; to throw oneself down
reading partway; leaving half-read
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
burden reduction; alleviation of a burden
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
antique store; antique shop
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
swallow's nest; swift's nest (used to make bird's nest soup)
seafood cooked in a way that preserves its original shape
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
person of common sense; common sense man