both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
number of events (e.g. accidents, crimes, meetings, housing starts, hits on a web page)
place of residence; dwelling place
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
archipelago; chain of islands
running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across; cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally
pilgrimage; walking tour; travelling (on foot)
making a killing; making easy money; robbery
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
indicates storeys, structures, or materials used in a building; indicates denomination
recently; lately; these days
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
elopement; running away with a lover
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
life plan; plan for one's life; planning one's life
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
heart; guts; nerve; central part
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
Miyazaki (city, prefecture)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
death from disease; death from illness
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
intelligence gathering; information gathering