sad face; sorrowful face; anxious look; sad countenance
thought; consideration; thinking
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
plastic food storage container; Tupperware
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
again; once more; a second time
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
men; manservant; male attendants to an actor
to be worried; to be troubled
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
woman; female; feminine gender
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse; correspondence; balance; miai; two different options such that if one player takes one, the other player can take the other
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
to unfold; to unroll; to open
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
in the meanwhile; during the time
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected