caring for the sick; taking care of oneself
going to Tokyo; going east
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
business trip; official trip
last night; yesterday evening
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
meeting; greeting; welcome
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
rich person; millionaire; magnate; big spender; debauchee
eldest child; oldest child; child who carries on the family name; (arch.) pre-ritsuryo official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces; (arch.) head of a warrior clan (Kamakura period)
thoroughly; through and through
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
stomach and intestines; gastrointestinal tract; digestive organs
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
grandfather; male senior-citizen
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess