absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); revision (of a budget)
little shop; small shop; my shop; low class whorehouse in Fujiwara (Edo period); low class brothel; passage formed under the eaves of houses after heavy snowfalls (Tōhoku region)
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
presumption; assumption; estimation
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
beyond one's means or position
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
Western food; Western-style food
fly ball; fly (esp. in fishing bait); flying
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
postwar period; period after Second World War
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
(some) more; even more; longer; further
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
just because; even if; even though
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
good prospects; full of hope; promising
branch office; branch store
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
character of a place; situation; location; occasion
student (esp. a university student)