ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
to be lacking in options; to be too few
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
to marry into a family of rank; to marry money
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
birds of a feather flock together
whispering into a person's ear
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
to make merry; to be festive
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation