news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
appearance; air; mien; getup
name; title; designation; fame; reputation
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
transverse flute (e.g. a fife)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
(arch.) word used at sentence-end (like a particle) to indicate speculation, volition or invitation; should; must
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to live; to reside; to inhabit
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
government office; agency; board
polish; improvement; burnishing
doorplate; nameplate; gate pass
reading-book; reader; guidebook; textbook (esp. a pre-war elementary school Japanese language textbook)
type of popular literature from the late Edo period
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
way; method; means; effect; result; benefit
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
sign out in front; front (for someone)
(artistic) accomplishments
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
lower region; lower part; region below
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to be skillful (skilful); to be clever
especially; above all; particularly; among other things
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
honor; honour; credit; prestige
accredited master (of a performing art); being famous; being popular; famous person
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...