decision; determination; resolution
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
both (people); the two of them
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
nonchalantly; without a care
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
Japanese pond smelt (Hypomesus nipponensis); wakasagi
candied (chestnuts); sweetened boiled fish
to be silent; to hold one's tongue; to contain oneself; to disregard; to ignore; to let pass
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
more than usual (usu. time)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
all night long; all through the night
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
one's original family name; maiden name