attention; kind attention; courteous attention
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
packing; crating; packaging
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
contract; compact; agreement
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
your husband; her husband
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
person holding a dan rank; black belt (martial arts); dan player (go, shogi)
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
inter-scholastic athletics competition
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
to laugh away; to laugh off
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
great laughter; burst of laughter
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
unintentionally; calmly; inadvertently; innocently
towel blanket; terry-cloth blanket
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
everyday life; daily life
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
audience; spectator; spectators
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car