to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
since when; from when; how long
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to be silent; to say nothing
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to lose one's way; to get lost
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
opening a business; opening a practice
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
light; faint; pale; fleeting
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995 (the epicenter was located on Awaji island)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January