distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
very popular; highly favoured
sound of bubbles (or other small objects) being popped; lumpy sensation (e.g. of food); little bits; small grains
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
meanwhile; in the meantime
backyard; background; room in a store or restaurant not open to customers (often storage room)
to make a speech; to address
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
many; much; plenty; hardly
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
to put something in the wrong place; to misplace
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
expression; presentation; representation; notation
taking care of oneself (esp. used as an epistolary imperative); self-love
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
to proceed though deadlocked; to be carried over (e.g. to next meeting); to go into a shootout (e.g. sport)
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)