signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to try a new venue for eating, drinking, night amusement, etc.
to row a boat; to nod off; to doze off
to rock; to shake; to swing
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
continuation; succession; series
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to be found; to be discovered
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
to thrust down; to push off
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
viewing platform; observation deck; observation platform
still; even now; to this day
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
home area; home town; local
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below