to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
mysterious thief; phantom thief
corporate drone; corporate slave
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
bank robbery; bank robber
single word; a few words; brief comment
doing whatever one pleases
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
all; entire; whole; altogether
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
lyrics; lyric (poetry); lyrical
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
continuation; succession; series