for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
traveling expenses; travelling expenses; carfare
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
to breathe out; to exhale
change of occupation; career change
type of occupation; occupational category
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
being closed; being blocked up; being occupied; unlucky direction (in Onmyōdō; due to the presence of a god such as Ten'ichijin)
coarse salt; unrefined salt
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
continuation; succession; series
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
pornographic photo book; erotic photo book; pornographic comic book; hentai comic book
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
answering machine; answerphone
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down