beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
suspicious-looking; fishy
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to make a speech; to address
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
old friend; familiar face
after a long time; for the first time in a while
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
to turn towards; to point
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
popular name; common name; given name
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
fundraising; financing; cash flow
solution; solution strategy
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
trouble; bother; annoyance
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
almost; roughly; approximately
murder; killing; murderer
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
while; during; performed in this condition
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat