as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
single word; a few words; brief comment
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
father; dad; husband; you; he
homecoming; returning home
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
long distance relationship
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
everything working out as desired
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
as before; as ever; as it was originally
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
originally; by nature; from the start
memory; sense; experience
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)