to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
in advance; beforehand; previously
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
really; truly; indeed; good grief
conveying the will of the governing to the governed; top-down (system)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
it is not (like that) either
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
osechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
ago; since; before; previous
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
antiquity; the previous era
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
value; worth; virtue; blessing
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
ancestor; forefather; foremother
Japanese person; Japanese people
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
please (give me); please (do for me)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)