complicated and mysterious
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
Hachikō; Akita dog that waited every day at Shibuya station for the return of his owner (1923-1935)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
mouthpiece of a telephone
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
by myself; in person; by oneself
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
discount system; discount arrangement
eardrum; tympanic membrane
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
heart; guts; nerve; central part
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
necessary information; required fields (e.g. in a form)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
reopening; resumption; restarting
to lie down; to throw oneself down
narrow; cramped; tight; fussy; narrow-minded
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase