to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.)
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
animal; beastly; carnal; sensual; brute
several people; a few people
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
step; stride; counter for steps
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
girl (usu. attractive) with glasses; glasses-wearing girl
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
pica (eating disorder); atomic bomb
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
sympathy; compassion; pity
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
freckles; buckwheat chaff
to dye; to colour; to color
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
casting; cast-metal object
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly