to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
everywhere; wherever; nowhere (with neg. verb); nothing
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
(being from the) same town (province, birthplace, etc.)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to investigate; to examine
place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. the Yamate area in Kōbe)
female high school student
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to cry and shout; to scream
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
committing a suspect to trial; referring a case to a public prosecutor
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
accredited master (of a performing art); being famous; being popular; famous person
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
boastful speech; bragging
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
dispersion; separation; scattering; breakup
process; course; mechanism
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten