to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
several people; a few people
serious or slight injury; major and minor injuries
chief; main; principal; major
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
penal servitude; serving time in prison; military service; forced labor; compulsory service
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
children's home; child care institution; orphanage
giant butterbur (Petasites japonicus); Japanese sweet coltsfoot
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
senior high school; high school
leaving school during a term
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
leader; central personage
to pick up; to find; to gather
falling behind (with a payment); being in arrears; non-payment; default; delinquency
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
custom; common practice; habit
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy