to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
lackey; minion; sycophant; errand boy
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
hello; good day; good afternoon
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
woman; female; feminine gender
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
Chiba prefecture (Kanto area)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
discovery; detection; finding
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade
by means of; due to; because of; according to
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to put out; to extinguish
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such)