service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
to pat (e.g. a dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle; to caress
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); test subject (of human experiments performed by Unit 731 during WWII); (arch.) prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
form; method; system; formula
don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
four (long cylindrical things)
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
flat; even; level; plain (language, words, etc.); simple
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
exaltation; emotional uplift
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth