while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
cavity; hollow; cave; hollow
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
evening meal; dinner; supper
lip; lip balm; lip salve; chapstick
eponym (person after whom something is named)
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
senior high school; high school
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
influence; effect; impact
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
job; work; duties; trade; skill
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
act of self-harm; self-injurious behavior; self-injurious behaviour
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
vision (of the future); foresight; large display screen; imagination; insight; (sense of) sight
(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
to be oppressed by heat; to swelter; to boil; to seethe
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
silence (not speaking); muteness
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets