hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
foreign; imported; outpatient; outpatient care; outpatient clinic
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo period)
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
hibernation; staying indoors during winter
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
like this; in this way; as you see
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
reason; cause; circumstances
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
ago; since; before; previous
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)