to pick up; to find; to gather
and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that
to serve; to work for; to attend
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
personal (employee); employed; retained
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
boiled and half-dried bonito
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
something; some kind of; for some reason
high efficiency; high performance
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
secret information; intelligence
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts