to stop walking; to pause
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
ring; band; ring; circum-
standard language (used in government, education, etc.); standard Japanese
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to ask; to enquire; to query
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
student at the same middle school; graduate of the same middle school
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
young man who has a feminine aesthetic
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
steady progress; rapid advance
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
mailbox; letter box; letterbox; mail slot
victim; injured party; sufferer
ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
not understanding; not knowing
living by oneself; living alone
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
forward somersault; forward roll
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
agile (person's movements); nimble; adroit; lively; brisk; skillful
technology; technique; technical
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with