may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
this family; we; this house
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
pre-existing; already there; conventional
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
way (of going); route; way (of doing); method
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
polite; courteous; hospitable
how; in what way; how about; questionable
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
that is to say; so that means
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
ignorance; covering; concealing; Mongolia
woman's hairstyle (Edo period) (made popular by a Yoshiwara prostitute called Katsuyama)
(another's) daughter; young lady
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
isolated island; outlying island; leaving an island
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself