father; dad; husband; you; he
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to continue (going along some trend)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
satellite city; satellite town
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line
older sister; elder sister
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
stingy; cheap; very frugal
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
tone (of argument); tenor; drift
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking