to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
relic from an earlier age; something extremely outmoded; museum piece
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
cleaner; wiper; eraser; cleaning; wiping; polishing
soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
sobering up; method of sobering up