placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
suited figure; person in a suit
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
to yearn for; to pine; to be deeply in love with
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
some people; a few people; several people
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
Chinese poem; Chinese poetry
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
to have a talk; to tell a story
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
to flare up; to burst into flames
to get information out of a person; to begin listening