start; commencement; beginning; initiation
cook; chef; tap; spigot; cock (male fowl); cock (penis)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
downtown high-rise area; street of office buildings; area of medium to tall business buildings
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
three; three years of age
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to subsist; to keep on living
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
adulterous partner (in a relationship); adulterous lover
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
house for rent; rented house; renting a house
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
understanding person; supporter
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
property; fortune; assets
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
making up a prescription; dispensing medicine; preparing medicine
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
every year; yearly; annually
difficult to ...; hard to ...
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret