may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
Meguro City (special ward of Tokyo); Bonin white-eye (Apalopteron familiare)
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
sweet and sour; bittersweet (feeling)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
how; in what way; by what means
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)