to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
head house (family); birthplace; originator
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
since then; from that time; ever since
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
just one person; only one
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
returning from school; going home from school
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
gas range; gas burner; gas ring; gas cooker; gas cooktop
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
the last moment; the very end
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
rice cooking; boiling rice