to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
without; but if; otherwise; or else
wherein; therein; thereinto
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
street at night; making a night journey
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
company; corporation; workplace
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
by myself; in person; by oneself
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
weekend carpenter; do-it-yourselfer
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
small; fine; detailed; stingy
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
strain; deformation; warp; harmful effects; strain; stress
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
eat-in kitchen; combination kitchen-dining room
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen