car; vehicle; van; (train) car; carriage
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
other than; excluding; without
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
to watch steadily; to stare
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to move (house); to change residence
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
to live; to make a living; to get on with
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to sit for an examination
music school; music academy; conservatory
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
regulation cap; school cap
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
lack of registration (in the census register); being dropped from one's family registry; buying a geisha or prostitute her contractual freedom
heading; headline; index; headword
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
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.)
lover; sweetheart; mistress