to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
to warm up to; to get interested in; to get excited by
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
to do together; to share; to participate in
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
box; box-shape; cube-type
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
being startled; getting a shock
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare
semi-governmental; semi-official
large-size refuse (e.g. furniture, electrical goods); oversized garbage; bulky rubbish; useless man about the house; husband who is retired and considered a nuisance
just the other day; quite recently
everything working out as desired
gelidium jelly strips (made from agar-agar); prostate orgasm
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
calm; composed; cool; quiet
quirk of fate; curious coincidence; happy chance
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
old relationship; old acquaintance
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
to trace back to (the origins of something)
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
Kamakura period (1185-1333 CE)
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited