funeral parlor (parlour); funeral home; undertaker's; undertaker; mortician; funeral director
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
order; command; directions; instructions
programme; program; plans; arrangements
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
to care for someone; to look after someone
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
mediator; manager; caretaker
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to move (house); to change residence
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
the six realms (Deva realm, Asura realm, Human realm, Animal realm, Hungry Ghost realm, Naraka realm)
second part (of three); second volume; middle part; novelette; novella; short novel
male homosexuality; bill of lading; BL
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
counter for books; volume
book making (binding, publishing)
Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi (yazuka syndicate)
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
revising (e.g. manuscript); rewriting; revised manuscript
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why