to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
one's post; place of work; workplace
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
woman; female; feminine gender
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
in that manner; like that
regular customer; valued client
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
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)
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
myself; yourself; I; me; you
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
moving; touching; stirring
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
society; the world; the times
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till