yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
secret savings; secret stash; money hidden away
to recall; to remember; to recollect
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
Susanoo-no-Mikoto (deity, younger brother to Amaterasu)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
slight; insignificant; small
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
beauties of nature; the traditional themes of natural beauty in Japanese aesthetics; artistic pursuits involving nature themes
people; men and women; each person; everybody
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
incident; affair; happening; event
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to depend on somebody else's (financial) support (usu. one's parents')
impossible to do (although wants to)
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)
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
name; given name; first name
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work