hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
various places; several sources
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
one or two sizes (bigger, etc.); one or two levels (better, more mature, etc.)
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
performance given after a successful tour abroad
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
thoroughly; carefully; deliberately; seriously; fully
to feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune
something like ...; something called ...
willpower; energy; vitality
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body
influential person; man of importance
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
reputation; respectability
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
speculation; thinking; meditation
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome