order; command; directions; instructions
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
1,000,000; one million; million; many
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
how long; how far; how much
millionaire; multimillionaire
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
sympathy; compassion; pity
every month; each month; monthly
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
creak; squeak; rasping sound
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
door; gate; opening; title page
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
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 open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
that's too bad; too bad for you!
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
word root (the smallest portion of a larger word that holds meaning)
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to speak; to hear a voice