more than usual; especially; particularly
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
conjugal relations; conjugal affection
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to accept; to receive; to agree
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
settlement; solution; resolution
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
display of fireworks; firework(s) display
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
shopping; purchased goods
bar code; comb over (on a balding man); combover
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to dress oneself up; to deck oneself out
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
reconciliation; make peace with
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
as a child; when one was a child
goldfish (Carassius auratus)