courteous; decorous; polite
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
beginning; opening; start; outset
color page (e.g. in a manga); colored page
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
long coat; full-length coat
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
to make a copy (of); to copy (down); to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
planning; plan; project; arrangements
to choke; to have trouble breathing
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
how many years; how long; what year
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
general mobilization; full mobilization
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
don't you think?; indicates question
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
that; the matter in question
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
stepwise; one step at a time
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound