desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
counterattack; slashing back; railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to pass (of time); to elapse
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
in that manner; like that
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
just one person; only one
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
blood relationship; blood relative
gentle; mild; meek; tender
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
don't you think?; indicates question
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless