very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
older brother; elder brother
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
forcibly; against one's will
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
just because; even if; even though
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
time; hour; period; class
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
electricity; (electric) light
guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
consumption tax (incl. sales tax, VAT, excise duty, etc.)