to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
in all sincerity; truthfully; honestly
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
boy; son; baby boy; young man
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
fluttering (cloth, paper, etc.); waving; small fluttering object
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
memory; sense; experience
deceased father; late father
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
riverbank; riverside; market on the riverbank (esp. fish market); place (for activities); venue
tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around