frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to assemble; to set up; to construct
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
(right at the) side; just beside
carefree; free from worry
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
neat and clean; tidy; trim
way; method; means; (technical) specification
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
impassioned speech; fervent speech
to view in a favourable light; to look favourably on
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
getting on and off (a vehicle); boarding and alighting
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
to beat around the bush; to not speak frankly; to talk in a roundabout way
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally