to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
because of; owing to; due to
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
reality; actuality; hard fact
that's the way it is; such is life
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
how can (one) do something
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
young female TV announcer (who also frequently functions as a television talent doing on-location fluff pieces for variety shows)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
all-night vigil over a body; wake
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
when; how soon; how long until
state of emergency; emergency; crisis