snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
to find out; to discover; to locate
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
even if not; even without
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
for the first time in one's life
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow; entranced; enchanted; captivated
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
loveable; very likeable; like very much
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
residing; living; dwelling
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); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
writing (e.g. as a profession)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)