aloneness; loneliness; solitude
just one person; only one
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
in the same way as; just like
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
moving about; stirring about
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to accept; to receive; to agree
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
Ise pilgrimage; pilgrimage to the Ise Grand Shrine; Ise pilgrim
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan; sukiyaki
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
castella (type of sponge cake)
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
digging into (e.g. one's skin); cutting into; inroads (e.g. into a market); encroachment (e.g. on territory); deficit; loss
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to subsist; to keep on living