reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
restlessly; in continuous motion
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto
impregnable castle; inner castle citadel; golden castle (nickname for Nagoya Castle)
Japanese record; national record
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
the staff; inside the department
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth