to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
to call again; to call (someone) back
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
thereupon; shortly thereafter
house where one was born; one's parents' house
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring out; to squeeze (money) out of someone; to wring (money) from; to scold; to criticize severely; to train ruthlessly
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
to re-examine; to review; to recheck