customs (duties); duty; tariff
place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. the Yamate area in Kōbe)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to ascertain; to confirm; to verify; to make sure of
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
whispered conversation; whispering
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
in accordance with; subordinate to
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
two-storey house; two-story house
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
nervous disorder; nerve disease
to contract a disease; to get sick; to become ill
morning and evening; all the time; always; every day
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; clitoris
feeling good; feeling pleasant
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
final word; voice of authority; authoritative pronouncement
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
conference room; council room
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring out; to squeeze (money) out of someone; to wring (money) from; to scold; to criticize severely; to train ruthlessly
(written) application; written request; petition; written prayer for a shrine or Buddhist temple
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to keep (a person) waiting
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
item; article; dish; course; finest item
irrespective (e.g. of age); without discrimination; without distinction
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown