ward office; council (regional)
janitor; caretaker; custodian
name; given name; first name
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
eldest child; oldest child; child who carries on the family name; (arch.) pre-ritsuryō official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces; (arch.) head of a warrior clan (Kamakura period)
society; public; community; social studies
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
clerk; office worker; office staff
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
postman; mailman; mail carrier
rapids; shallows of a river
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
registered mail; registered post; registration (of mail); (putting on) record; writing down; noting down
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
yes; wind that blows from north to north-east during spring and summer along the coast of the sea of Japan
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
private seal; personal seal; unregistered seal; informal seal; signet
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
difficult to ...; hard to ...
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to become pale; to turn pale
one leaf; one page; one sheet; (arch.) one boat
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut