rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
nine; team; players on a team; no
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
compromise; collusion; give and take; hey; listen; look
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
Alps stands (steep section in the Kōshien baseball stadium)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
imagination; supposition; guess
so; therefore; and; (and) then
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
how many years; how long; what year
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to breathe out; to exhale
hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to wring the neck; to strangle
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
homo-; homo; (male) homosexual; homozygote; homozygous; homogenization; Homo (genus of primates that includes modern humans)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
tremblingly; having the chills (through fear, cold, anticipation, etc.)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)