to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
to be prolonged; to drag on
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
guardhouse (Edo-period city)
clerk; secretary; scribe; copyist
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
decision; settlement; definition
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
just past noon; afternoon
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
approximate age; age range
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
to become clear; to be made public
to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to stare back at; to look back at
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
moxa; Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps)
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
second; number two; runner-up
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
open-minded; receptive; free from preconceived ideas
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard