attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
how many years; how long; what year
to pass (of time); to elapse
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
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 let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicate reason; infers some protest
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
(another's) daughter; young lady
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
third day of the month; three days
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to be helpful; to be useful
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily