to smear; to daub; to shift (the blame onto someone else)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
pocket tissue; small package of tissues
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern; cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern; Naruto (city in Tokushima); Naruto Strait; Naruto wakame
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
headquarters; head office; main office
bento; Japanese box lunch
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
is that so?; I see; right; oh
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
soy sauce ramen; soy ramen; ramen in clear brown broth flavored with soy sauce
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust