desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
the same night; that night
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
go that far; to that extent
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
originally; by nature; from the start
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
senior high school; high school
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
finding employment; getting a job
even if; even though; however; no matter how
loveable; very likeable; like very much
such a thing; something like that
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
theatre; theater; playhouse
program director; programme director; facilitator; steering committee (chair)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
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
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
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...