ahead; before; the future; pardon me for leaving (first)
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
female high school student
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
battery; battery (pitcher and catcher)
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
delivery; transfer; hand-over
death penalty; capital punishment
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to be found; to be discovered
particularly; only; in the case of
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
what do you want?; can I help you?
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up