one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
good feeling; feeling good
name; given name; first name
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
three; three years of age
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
unrequited love; one-sided love
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to