basket clam (Corbiculidae spp.); freshwater clam; freshwater mussel
earnings from a part-time job; part-time job pay
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
airplane; aeroplane; plane; aircraft
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
because of; owing to; due to
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
the other day; lately; recently
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
cutting an alcoholic beverage (usu. whisky or shōchū); diluting an alcoholic beverage; cut drink; diluted drink; watered-down drink
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
certainly; surely; definitely
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
going and worshipping (at a shrine or temple); visit (to a shrine or temple to worship)
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
gemstone totem (esp. as jewelry); healing crystal
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred