method of bringing up; method of raising
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
restraint; restriction; control; check
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
womanizing; debauchery; philandering
commencing with; including
fortune; property; life circumstances; finances; one's worth; one's merit
as (for); for; in the capacity of
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
drama; play; Chinese opera
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
actor; actress; player; performer
the stage; the theatrical world
acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
tendency; trend; inclination
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
same; similar; (just) like; equal
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
five (long cylindrical things)