freedom; free man; free woman
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
uneasily; restlessly; erratically
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
extremely; terrifically; super
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
charming; bewitching; coquettish
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
losing weight; slimming; lean person
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
Billiken (pointy-headed charm doll, orig. from the US)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of