to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
living by oneself; living alone
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to ask; to enquire; to query
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
thoughtlessness; indiscretion
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
to find out the truth; to ascertain; to clarify; to confirm; to verify
to invite in; to usher in
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus)
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
novel; story; (work of) fiction
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
meaning; significance; sense
senior high school; high school
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
junior college; vocationally oriented post-secondary institution offering two or three-year programs
school for training bachelor girls in homemaking arts; (a type of) finishing school
script; screenplay; scenario