to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
father; dad; husband; you; he
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
third day of the month; three days
yearned for; longed for; missed
no!; no no!; no, not at all
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
alone; by oneself; on one's own
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
ward office; council (regional)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
government worker; public servant; civil servant
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
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)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
really; truly; indeed; good grief
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
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
strong-willed; strong of heart
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise