one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to use up all one's strength
maid; helper; help; assistance
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to employ; to hire; to charter
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to give; to do (something) for
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
height (of body); stature
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
detective work; detective industry
the way back; the way home; return trip