Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
way; method; means; resource; course
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
complete stranger; total stranger
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
birth; creation; formation
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)
man; male; masculine gender
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
dispersing; breaking up; running away
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
close; intimate; on good terms
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
serious; not joking; straight
manners; behavior; behaviour
arm; skill; efforts; ability
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to become decrepit; to be in one's dotage; to become dull; to lose one's astuteness; to lose one's touch; to become senile
Katharine; Katherine; Katheryn