(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
blunder; slip; error; error
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
practice; practising; training; study
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
kai-awase; Heian period shell-matching game; kai-awase; Heian period shell comparison game; tribadism; tribbing
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
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.)
konpeitō; small coloured sugar candy covered with tiny bulges
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
raspberry (any plant of genus Rubus, esp. Rubus palmatus var. coptophyllus)
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to grow up; to become an adult
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides