languid; weary; listless; melancholy
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
gate guard (during the ritsuryo system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryo system)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to take command; to give direction
inquiry; enquiry; hearing
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to order; to command; to appoint
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
because of; owing to; due to
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
use; utilization; utilisation; application
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
correction; revision; amendment
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...