to keep a promise; to keep one's word
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
trainspotter; railway enthusiast; railfan
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to keep a house; to run a household
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case