parent-child relationship
110 (police emergency telephone number in Japan)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
malicious; deliberately mean
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
novel; original; new; innovative
trivial; not amounting to much
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
fake; something false; sham; deception
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
family happiness; household harmony
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
gender; distinction of sex; sex
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear