(written) contract; agreement
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
debt; liabilities; obligation to a person or party (usu. legal or contractual)
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
trouble; bother; annoyance
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
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
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
detective agency; enquiry agency
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
filing a (criminal) complaint; reporting a crime
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
Niigata (city, prefecture)
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
rather; sooner; preferably
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
sea grapes (Caulerpa lentillifera)
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger