memories; recollections; reminiscence
concealment (of one's vices); veil; cover; overturning; toppling
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
contraceptive device; birth-control device
hoe; raw fish or meat dish in Korean cuisine
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
place; room; margin; scope
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to say; to be called; to do
attention; kind attention; courteous attention
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
resignation; leaving office; leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality