condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
superstition; superstitious belief
connection; link; relationship
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to lean to one side; to be warped
feeling a sudden chill; feeling a shiver; feeling sudden surprise (fright, horror, etc.); shuddering
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
from now; from this moment; henceforth
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
8000; eight thousand; many
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
many people; a large number of people
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
choice; selection; option
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to feel depressed; to be in low spirits; to mope
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
period (interval of a game); piri (Korean double reed instrument)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
word; (arch.) waka (classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka)
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how