entertainment; hospitality; banishment (Edo-period punishment)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
to raise oneself up to one's full height; to strike a daunting pose
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
torii (Shinto shrine archway)
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
Japanese giant flying squirrel (Petaurista leucogenys)
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
this and that; all kinds of things; one thing and another
difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling
truancy; school non-attendance
promotion (school, military, etc.)
being roused; being stimulated; being inspired; being spurred on
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
... years old; age (of) ...
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
to be flexible; to be accommodating
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
having absolutely nothing (left); being out of everything; absolutely nothing
confused; flustered; at a loss
more than a friend (implies a degree of intimacy)
loitering on the way; wayside grass
mumblingly; grumblingly; tardily; slowly
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished
to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss; to waste (one's time, efforts, etc.); to bring to naught; to feel disappointed (e.g. by missing out on something); to suffer a (perceived) loss
romantic TV series; romance TV show
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame
cigarette; cig; smoke; fag