to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
continuation; succession; series
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
public safety; public welfare
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
second month of the lunar calendar
guess; conjecture; surmise
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
suffix for familiar person
older brother; elder brother
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
life; living; I; me; student
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
girls college (esp. in names of Christian schools)
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
shore; bank (of a body of water)
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable