boat embarkation area; boat boarding area
to grimace; to make a wry face
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
duty; obligation; responsibility
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
convenient; handy; useful
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
process; course; mechanism
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to cease; to stop; to be over
sharing an umbrella; under one umbrella; sketch of an umbrella with two names under it (equiv. of "X loves Y")
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
incompetent; have no merit
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
around the world; throughout the world
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate