to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
question; inquiry; enquiry
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
winter vacation; winter holidays
year-end and New Year holidays (e.g. from December 29 to January 3)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
in the meanwhile; during the time
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
leaping over multiple steps in stairs (e.g. when in a hurry)
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
yen (currency of Japan); circle
slightly good luck (esp. as an omikuji fortune-telling result)
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
pleasant feeling; good vibes
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
picking out; choosing; picking (someone) up (in a vehicle); pickup (in a record player); (phono) cartridge; pickup (truck)
to repeat; to do over again
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
brief remark; few words; one side (e.g. of an argument); ex-parte statement
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to