being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
first of all; first thing
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
change in appearance; transformation
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
university professor; college professor
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
(bank) balance; remainder
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
illumination; decorative lighting
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
to breathe out; to exhale
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
emergency transport; ambulance transport
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
ratification; confirmation
blank column; blank space
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
physical evidence; real evidence; material evidence
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little