to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to understand (each other); to comprehend
to send or direct a person to
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to read the situation; to sense the mood
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
abrupt plot change; unexpected story development; story development from out of left field
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to be at a loss how to continue; to become disheartened
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
hospitalization; hospitalisation
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
being once divorced; one-time divorcee; (lit.) one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)