to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
to invite in; to show someone in
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to move forward; to move on
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to say; to be called; to do
that is to say; so that means
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
first sunrise of the year; sunrise on New Year's Day
to look forward to something