leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
member of a non-famous boy band or girl group; (lit.) underground idol
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
zest for living; energy to live
existence; being; presence
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
suffix for familiar person
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
clank-clank; clang-clang; clattering
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
decoration; ornamental item
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
cohabitation (esp. of an unmarried couple); living together
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.