shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
beefsteak plant; perilla; megaphylls; (lit.) large leaf
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
awamori; strong Okinawan liquor distilled from rice or millet
refined sake not diluted in water; undiluted sake; unblended whisky (whiskey)
well-cured sake; last year's sake; old sake
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to be injured; to sustain a wound
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
slap in the face; slap on the cheek
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any other member of the weasel family, incl. badgers, martens, minks, ferrets, otters, polecats, stoats, skunks, etc.)
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
men's bath; men's section in a public bath
women's bath; women's section in a public bath
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
book-cover design; picture on the cover of a book