it's no joke; gimme a break!
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
such; like that; in that way
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
name; given name; first name
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
whole face; all over one's face
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to think constantly about; to dwell on
lately; recently; nowadays
to be reminded of; to call to mind
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
indicate reason; infers some protest
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
over-fond parent; doting parent
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to refuse; to reject; to deny
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
state of mind; mentality; psychology