to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
half the body; half length
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
it is not (like that) either
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
elopement; running away with a lover