all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to be quiet (due to lack of activity); to be in a slump (of a business)
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
night flight (without paying); skipping out by night; moonlight flit
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 differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
elopement; running away with a lover
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
townhouse (i.e. house in the middle of a town); traditional townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
woman; female; feminine gender
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
Japanese horse chestnut (Aesculus turbinata)
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over