romantic TV series; romance TV show
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to tighten; to press hard
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to redeem (from sin); to save
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
large amount of baggage; bulky baggage; cargo
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
something wrapped in a furoshiki
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
V sign (hand gesture); peace sign
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
searching; rummaging; (arch.) fishing; (arch.) collecting shells
Japanese-style bookbinding
scroll; rolled book; scarf; muffler; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to wriggle; to writhe; to squirm; to scrawl
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
oral tradition; legend; folklore
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
good correspondent; ready writer
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
supernatural tanuki (Japanese folklore)
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
episode; anecdote; vignette
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
item; something that one "just has to have"
catalogue; catalog; inventory; certificate indicating an impending gift
sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
by itself; automatically; naturally