letter; missive; note; mail
dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
family; relatives; dependents; household
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
exceeding what one had heard; beyond one's expectations
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
to speak; to hear a voice
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
it's been a long time; long time no see
one's original family name; maiden name
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
work; business; company; study
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
grip (of hand); grip strength
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.