secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
long ago; a long time ago; already
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with fried onion
manners; customs; public morals; sex service; sex industry
to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
working away from home (esp. abroad); person working away from home; migrant worker
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
every month; each month; monthly
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
rich person; wealthy person
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
lewdness; lewd person; lecher
wrong; different; not like that
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of