emergency; extraordinary; unusual
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
chair; stool; post; office; position
to speak; to hear a voice
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
just one person; only one
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
manner of using one's hands
preparations for returning (home)
bolt from the blue; great surprise
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
January; first month of the lunar calendar
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
so; like this; in this way