to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
answering machine; answerphone
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to put someone to work; to make someone work
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
Ōu (the two former provinces of Mutsu and Dewa); Tōhoku
vacant house; unoccupied house
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to go out and away; to leave
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
explanation; interpretation
by sheer strength; by brute force
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to live; to reside; to inhabit
penalty for contract breach
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state