shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
will (probably); intend (to do); will; should; ought to
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
boiled and half-dried bonito
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
several people; a few people
marriage ceremony; wedding
solemn; respectful; reverent; silent; quiet
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
stringing a bow; person who strings bows; crescent moon; paper lantern with a bow-shaped handle
elder brother's wife; sister-in-law
older brother; elder brother
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
to be touching; to be moving
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
memories; recollections; reminiscence
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
caller; visitor; company; guest
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
whatever the case; under any circumstances