systematic; regular; routine
to be sooty; to be stained
the reverse; other side; lining
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
salon; saloon; sarong; saron (instrument)
waste of time; killing time
Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo-Cutter)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to give; to do (something) for
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
record (e.g. LP); record (e.g. in sports); record (data structure)
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
disappear without a trace; nowhere to be seen
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
to sympathize deeply with; to strike a chord of sympathy
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
at a moment's notice; readily
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored