just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
outrageous lie; outright lie
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
personality; character; individuality; personhood
harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
archipelago; group of islands
row of houses; each house; every house; every door
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
to peddle (goods); to hawk
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
presence; sitting with; being with
to wed; to be married; to shift blame to someone else
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy