consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
so; like this; in this way
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Tarō (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
business; trade; operations; sales
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
so what!; who gives a damn?
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
Polaris (star in the constellation Ursa Minor); Alpha Ursae Minoris; the North Star; UGM-27 Polaris (nuclear submarine-launched ballistic missile)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
junior high school student; middle school pupil