letter; missive; note; mail
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
farewell gift; parting gift; viaticum
Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
just because; even if; even though
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
very loud volume; megavolume
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
visual kei; fashion style heavy on make-up and elaborate hairstyles, used among Japanese rock bands and musicians; attractive person
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
freely; frankly; without reserve
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
drop (e.g. of water); drip