to develop a relationship; to build intimacy; to deepen a friendship; to get acquainted
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
expression of love; showing love
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to have an eye on; to zero in on
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
to send or direct a person to
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
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 cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to pick up; to find; to gather
item; something that one "just has to have"
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to take away; to carry off
craving; longing; thirsting
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
likability; favorability; popularity
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
right in the middle (of); midst; height
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture