technique; art; skill; move
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
(arch.) true form of a buddha; land of origin
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
pledge; vow; (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
way of speaking; intimation
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
instant; moment; for an instant
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
that day; the very same day
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
at first; in the beginning; originally
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing