to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
study; library; den; home office; reading room
materials; data; document
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
plural; multiple; several
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to grow angry; to display one's anger
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
two times; twice; two degrees
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to thrust before; to thrust at
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
stallion brought close to a mare to test her readiness to mate; stalking horse; spoiler
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
suddenly; abruptly; quickly
rubbing one's hands together
secretary (government); director; chief
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
... is the reason; ... is my excuse