a little bit; a little while
good feeling; feeling good
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
a sight for sore eyes; seeing something beautiful or precious
how; in what way; how about; questionable
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
arm; skill; efforts; ability
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to watch over; to watch attentively
to come and see (someone, something); to visit