to find out; to discover; to locate
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
SM; S&M; sado-masochism; shopping mall
introduction; outline; general remarks
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
telephone book; telephone directory
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
indeed; really; truly; very much
remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
schedule; program; programme; itinerary
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious
analogue watch; analogue clock
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)
operation; functioning; running
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler