busy; hurried; confused; flurried
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to become empty; to be emptied
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
soba noodles in broth served continuously so that the guest or customer never has an empty bowl
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
older sister; elder sister
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
living thing; organism; creature; biology
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of