degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
the same night; that night
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
and yet; though; when; in spite of
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
all; entire; whole; altogether
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
office kitchenette; room with facilities for boiling water
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to be at a loss for words
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
will not do; do not; does not
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
that's the way it is; such is life
such; like that; that sort of; very
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number