cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
student (esp. a university student)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
Shinto priest; chief Shinto priest (of a shrine); Welsh onion; pun in Buddhist monk jargon
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
name; given name; first name
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
for example; for instance; e.g.
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
being in love with each other
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to leave this world; to die
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for