to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
halfsies; splitting evenly between two people
diet; dieting; losing weight (through dieting, exercise, etc.)
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
insertion; letter drop; sending to a prisoner; thing sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
rave reviews; extremely high praise
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
carrying (someone) on one's back (esp. a child); piggyback ride; relying on (someone); being (financially) dependent on
Golden Week; string of public holidays in late April-early May
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
touch; touching; being involved in; touch (of a painter, pianist, etc.); style (of writing, drawing, etc.); tag
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
(a place) out of one's reach
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
electricity; (electric) light
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
single-pronged vajra; tokko; dokko; cloth of a tokko pattern
perfect score; full marks; perfection; grading out of a hundred; grading on a scale of 0 to 100