engagement; business; affair; use; need
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
bracelet (usu. dating from the Kofun period)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
letter; missive; note; mail
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
subordinate work; assistant; servant
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
study; research; investigation
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
(waiting) impatiently; (spending) many a weary day; each moment seeming like an eternity