narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
being at cross-purposes from the start; getting off on the wrong foot; (lit.) doing up one's buttons wrongly
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
(in) the air; midair; sky
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
(arch.) I; (arch.) me; (person having) thin or shaved eyebrows; affectionate suffix for names of young men or pets
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
process; course; mechanism
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
perfect score; full marks; perfection; grading out of a hundred; grading on a scale of 0 to 100
innumerable; countless; numberless
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
very much; exceedingly; extremely
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel