fall; drop; descent; coming down
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
being settled; coming to a conclusion
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
why; how come; unfortunately; alas
myself; yourself; I; me; you
in comparison to; rather than
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
street; quarter; district; area
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
duty; obligation; responsibility
sacred wine or sake; sake offered to the gods; sake
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
that is to say; so that means
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
of course; certainly; naturally
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point