to attract interest; to capture attention
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
should; must; -able; probably; likely
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to crawl out of; to creep out of
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
unwillingly; reluctantly; against one's will
that's the way it is; such is life
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
good-for-nothing; worthless
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
preparation; arrangements
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
in the morning; during the morning
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
(short) rest; breather; break
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting