to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
(someone else's) parents; both parents
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
Ginza (district in Tokyo); busy shopping district; bustling location; silver mint (Edo period)
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
it is I who should say so
lecture (esp. special engagement by noted speaker); lecture meeting (event with one or more lectures)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
story; tale; talk; discussion
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
to concern; to be related
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
from the viewpoint of; according to
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy