to need; to call for; to require
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
cod roe (roe of any fish from family Gadidae, esp. salted walleye pollack roe)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
if you think about it; come to think of it
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
older sister; lass; young lady
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to be needed; to be wanted
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching