to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
social networking service; SNS
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
some people; a few people; several people
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
rounding (fractions); rounding half up
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
interest (in something); enthusiasm
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
Shōji era (1199.4.27-1201.2.13)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
municipal office; council; city hall
(compulsory) retirement (e.g. on reaching the age of 65); mandatory retirement; reaching retirement age
government worker; public servant; civil servant