bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
living by oneself; living alone
Wakayama (city, prefecture)
in good health; alive and well; going strong
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
reason; logic; method; system; order
to need; to call for; to require
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
way of talking; speaking style
(together) with; -wide; including
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to think of; to come up with
insight; power of observation
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
threatening voice; threatening tone
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to lose contact with (someone); to stop communication with; to go missing; to disappear
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to recover consciousness; to come to
admiration; wonder; astonishment
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)