futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
together; at the same time; same; identical
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
medical treatment (esp. surgical)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
danger; peril; hazard; risk
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
than; other than; except; but
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
door; gate; opening; title page
black-market lending; illegal loan
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
arm; skill; efforts; ability
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around
to beat to death; to kill
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
at work; in the midst of work; working
small restaurant; eating house
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
underworld; underside of society
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
hot topic; talk of the town
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour