expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
barrier; gate; seki; mutual life
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
manner of using one's hands
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
very popular; highly favoured
point where one has to accept one's fate; point where one has to give up; state of resignation; resigned state
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
perfect; complete; flawless
versatile entertainer; all-round performer; person skilled in their craft
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
outburst of cicadas singing; chorus of cicadas
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
snack; light meal; snack bar (usu. an establishment that serves alcohol); snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist