to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
covered in mud; mud-caked
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
home area; home town; local
city councillor; city councilor; city assemblyman
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
regret; repentance; remorse
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
Aomori (city, prefecture)
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
unknown; obscure; insignificant
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
gyaru; (young) woman adhering to a fashion trend usually marked by brown or blond-dyed hair, gaudy clothes and accessories; gal
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen