to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
please (give me); please (do for me)
Hyogo prefecture (Kinki area) (Hyougo)
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
making a killing; making easy money; robbery
prison sentence (without a stay of execution)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
nonprosecution; nonindictment
enlightenment; great wisdom
to be surprised; to be astonished
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
regret; repentance; remorse
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
home area; home town; local
senior high school student
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)