to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
from the beginning; from scratch
the whole company; all the companies
half-holiday; taking half of the day off
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
contrived; false-sounding
ward office; council (regional)
beauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon
affectation; pretension; thin veneer; blunt sword with a tempered steel edge
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken; cajoling; talking glibly
(regular) customer; client; patron; clientele
prize money; monetary award; reward
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
calamity; misfortune; disaster
pregnancy; conception; gestation
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
position; job; employment; opening