preference; priority; precedence
horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
directly opposite; right in front
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to prostrate oneself before
to beat to death; to kill
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
at once; immediately; right now
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
manga cafe; coffee shop with a manga library (usu. has Internet facilities and charges by the hour)
recommendation; referral; endorsement
(written) application; written request; petition; written prayer for a shrine or Buddhist temple
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
beginning; start; civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
like this; this sort; this way
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
second month of the lunar calendar
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel