combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
to go ahead; to pull ahead
head; lead; vanguard; first
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
it is I who should say so
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
preference; priority; precedence
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
husband and wife; married couple
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
at first; in the beginning; originally
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
senior high school student
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only