to make light of; to ignore; to slight
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
stairs; stairway; staircase
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
serious; not joking; straight
guidance; leadership; leading the way
standing close together; bristling (with)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
annex (to a building); annexe; extension; supplementary building
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
(right at the) side; just beside
domino (game); dominoes; domino effect
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
riding together; riding with
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
cross-examination; retort; asking in return
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
apparently; appears to be
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
one's own child; one's own children
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
marathon; long-distance race
natural calamity; disaster