to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
something; some kind of; for some reason
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
to approach; to draw near
feeding (animals); provisioning
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
nice; good; well-executed