to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
scheduled date; expected date; due date; estimated date of confinement; expected date of delivery
everything; anything; nothing
indicate reason; infers some protest
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
father; dad; husband; you; he
threatening letter; intimidating letter
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
otherwise; or else; if not
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
paper airplane (aeroplane)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
sorry; excuse me; thank you
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
company; corporation; workplace
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
business rival; professional jealousy
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight