immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to collect; to assemble; to gather
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
private affairs; personal matter
to say; to be called; to do
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
adultery; impropriety; (an) affair; immorality
mental anguish; mental distress
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
joint unlawful act; joint tort
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
serialization; serialisation; serial story
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
story; tale; talk; discussion
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
invitation; introduction; temptation
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
matter in question; that matter; the matter; the issue
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
clearing one's throat; cough
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend