force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to feel depressed; to be down
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
bento; Japanese box lunch
consistently; unchangingly; throughout
minitruck; light truck; small truck; light pickup
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
role; part; job; assignment
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
bargain sale; selling cheaply; selling at a low price; giving out (too) readily; handing out freely; selling (oneself) short
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
long ago; a long time ago; already
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
with time we forget those who have died; out of sight, out of mind; friendships fade with distance
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
sprinkling water (to keep down dust, cool pavements, etc.)
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to explain away; to answer evasively
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly