to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to get a break; to be timely; to obtain a favorable opportunity
economic strength; economic power; economic might
eldest sister; oldest sister
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
being argued into silence; being left speechless
way; course; the only way
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
priority; preference; preferential right; right of way
brother-in-law; stepbrother; sworn brother
late spring; third month of the lunar calendar
Otomega Pond (Takashima, Shiga)
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to do one good; to be beneficial; to be good for the body or mind; to put oneself in the place of ...; to put oneself in (someone's) shoes
crying (of an infant) at night; baby colic
feeling good; feeling pleasant
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
subject (of study); course of study; department (of a university)
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
prescription bag; pharmacy bag; small bottle for carrying gunpowder
to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for
the Three Jewels; the Triple Gem; Triratna; the Three Treasures; Buddha, Dharma, Sangha; Buddha, the teachings of Buddha, and the community of monks and nuns