discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
had better ...; had better not ...
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to have a meal; to take a meal
hey there; I say; see here
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
tablet; pill; tablet; tablet computer; tablet; (inscribed) slab
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
guidance; protective custody
interrogation room; interview room; sweatbox
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)