to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
bad influence; negative influence
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
future prospects; promise
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
littering; (carelessly) tossing away
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to replace; to move; to change the position of
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
shiokara; paste made from salted fermented seafood (squid, fish entrails, etc.)
adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
telephone book; telephone directory
day after day; day by day
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
sympathy; compassion; pity
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
lack of virtue; immorality; vice; depravity; unworthiness
very much; exceedingly; extremely
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
hostility; animosity; enmity