a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
this world; this life; world of the living
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
royal capital; imperial capital
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to be conspicuous; to stand out
on the cheap side; comparatively cheap; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a lower score
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
even if not; even without
difficult to ...; hard to ...
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
failure story; horror story
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
since when; from when; how long
author; writer; novelist; artist
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
long time; long interval; for quite some time
forcibly; against one's will
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to comfort; to console; to amuse
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress