at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); afternoon tea
thin udon noodles (served chilled)
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
sitting opposite each other
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
regret; repentance; remorse
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
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
three; three years of age
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; obstacle to enlightenment; penis
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)