a pair (of shoes or socks)
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
last position; previous job; predecessor
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
low dining table; tea table
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
older sister; elder sister
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
senior high school; high school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
Bon and year-end festivals
on bad terms; at loggerheads
retort; back talk; backchat
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
little finger; pinky; little toe
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy
one after another; one after the other; in rotation; exchanging one after the other; changing repeatedly
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways