a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
marines (former Japanese Navy)
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
family; members of a family
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
complexion; colour; color; blood red
brass button; golden button; boy's school uniform; male student
to splash; to raise (e.g. prices)
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
adulthood (i.e. age 20 in Japan); one's majority
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
so; like this; in this way
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
to rule; to govern; to administer
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
war; fighting; fierce competition
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
while; even though; despite
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
twilight; dusk; faint light
turbidity; cloudiness (of a liquid); opacity; disorder; chaos
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly