to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
pedestrian crossing; crosswalk
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
what day?; what day of the week?
green light (traffic); green light; go-ahead signal; permission to go ahead (with something)
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
otter (Lutra lutra); Japanese river otter (Lutra lutra whiteleyi)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
Kawabata Yasunari (1899-1972)
doppelgänger; doppelganger
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
sending documents to a prosecutor; filing charges
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
no!; no no!; no, not at all
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
spoken instructions (over the phone, etc.); voice assist; spoken directions
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
dwelling; house; residence; address
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire