even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
the other day; lately; recently
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to overflow from something full
light; faint; pale; fleeting
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
how many years; how long; what year
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
parts; accessories; components
factory; plant; mill; workshop
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
debt collection; debt collector
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
Aichi prefecture (Chūbu area)