secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
name; given name; first name
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
until now; so far; up to the present
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
town; city; municipal; urban
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
tone (of voice); manner of talking