announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
close; intimate; on good terms
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
packing; crating; packaging
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
when it becomes; when it comes to
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
shopping; purchased goods
to look forward to something
small festival on the eve of the main festival (esp. of the Gion festival)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
long ago; once upon a time
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
that; the matter in question
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly