to be glossy; to glisten; to shine with a luster; to look alluring; to be sexy; to be seductive
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
silence; stillness; quietness
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
condition; state (of health); appearance
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
very much; exceedingly; extremely
X-ray; roentgen (unit of ionizing radiation)
holder of a dan rank; dan player (in go or shogi); black belt (in martial arts)
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to knock down; to send flying
utmost limit; extremity; result
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
to give the stamp of approval
to contract a disease; to get sick; to become ill
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
greeting; a fine thing to say
season (for fruit, seafood, etc.); best time of the year (for); in vogue; popular; hot
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
interior; inside; internal
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
newspaper reporter; print journalist
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
feeling like friends; the feeling of friendship
having graduated from junior high school (as one's highest completed level of education); having completed no schooling beyond junior high school; middle school graduate