life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
you could say that; that might be so
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away
Osaka Prefecture (Kinki area)
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
novel; story; (work of) fiction
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar