town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
in that way; thus; so; so?
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
impossible; unlikely; improbable
father; dad; husband; you; he
pawning; pawnage; pledging (stock, share subscription rights, etc.)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
minor collision; (have) a scrape (with another vehicle); fender bender
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
business office; place of business
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken