lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
sense of loss; feeling of loss
to be fated; to be linked by fate
to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
gentle; mild; meek; tender
way of speaking; intimation
territory; domain; dominion; possession
to summon courage; to be brave
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance; vulgar; lowbrow; indecent
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
early on; earlier on; from early
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
Japanese, Western and Chinese (cuisine)
home area; home town; local
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta); dog salmon
rice, meat and vegetable dish served in a small pot
stew of cubed meat or fish (esp. pork belly or tuna)
mapo donburi; bowl of rice topped with mapo tofu
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
one meal; one meal (a day)