conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
engagement gift; (ceremonial) exchange of engagement gifts
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
fishy; dubious; questionable; false-looking
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
counting by the minute (of a schedule, etc.)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
being too late; losing one's final chance
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
planning; planning ability; deliberateness
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
Ooshima Yuuko (1988.10.17-)
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation