cats and dogs (as an example of a bad relationship); (lit.) dogs and monkeys
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
dealing with; coping with
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to shake one's head (in denial)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
opposite side; other side; other party
father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
the scruff or nape of the neck
to bring back; to restore
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
curling inwards (esp. the tips of one's hair)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
and; thereupon; because of that
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue