to hand over; to surrender
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
slant eyes; almond-shaped eyes; eyes that are turned up at the corners
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
almost; roughly; approximately
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
police investigator; investigator
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
ball-toss game, in which balls are thrown into a basket on a high pole (played at sports festivals)
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
reality; actuality; hard fact
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop