connection; link; relationship
house where the family is out
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
change of title; retitling; changed title
get-well card (gift, letter); visit to a sick person; inquiry after a sick person
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
Hokuriku region (of Honshu; incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
Kagoshima Prefecture (Kyūshū)
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
still; even now; to this day
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
establishing oneself in life; success in life
to leave one's hometown to study; (lit.) to carry a case of books
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
lack of relation (to); independence (of)
rickshaw puller; rickshaw driver; rickshaw man
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
independence; self-reliance
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
wherein; therein; thereinto
characteristic; (distinctive) feature; peculiarity; spot color; spot colour
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
flabby; limp; soft and pliable
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
one cause; one reason; one factor
third rank; third class; third person (in a contract, etc.); third sign of the Chinese calendar
first day of the month; the first of the month
anniversary; commemoration
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name