like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
in the same way as; just like
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to join forces; to cooperate
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
to be worried; to be troubled
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
it's been a long time; long time no see
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
living only for one's work; a life with no other interest than one's work
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to call each other; to call out to one another
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
(not) even once; (not) ever
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!