protruding eyes; person with protruding eyes; result of a dice roll; number of pips visible after a throw of the dice
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
old maid (game); living without one's mother-in-law
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
to hit; to beat; to shout at; to yell at
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.); holding; up!; carry me
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to become better; to improve
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
obligation chocolate; chocolate given by women to male colleagues, etc. out of obligation on Valentine's day
dying down (of a fire); waning; waning (of a trend, fad, popularity, epidemic, etc.); declining; heat applied from below (e.g. in an oven or grill)
chocolate given to a friend (on Valentine's day)
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
chocolate given by a boy to a girl on Valentine's day (the other way around is the norm in Japan)
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
foreign; abroad; overseas
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
pardon me for leaving (first)
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
about; concerning; related to; -ish
taking up a post away from one's family; job transfer without one's family; living apart from one's family for the sake of one's job; unaccompanied posting
area; region; district; locality
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
business hours; opening hours; office hours
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool