waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
bottled beer; bottle beer
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to telephone; to call in; to ring in; to contact by phone
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
tedious; boring; being fed up with
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
what's what; heads or tails
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
childbirth; delivery; confinement
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to lose one's footing; to slip
to fall off; to tumble down
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
that day; the very same day
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to be away from home; to be out of the house
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
bluffing; bluster; bravado
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
at least; at most; (even) just
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)