to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
Pan (Greek god); bang; boom; crack
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
dwelling; house; residence; address
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
image; figure; figure; form; image
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
guidance; leadership; leading the way
firmly; solidly; heartily
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
confidentially; privately; off the record
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person