immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
A district in Shibuya, Tokyo famous for being the center of Japanese youth culture and fashion
high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family; imperial Shinto shrine
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)