to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
article; news story; report; account
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
to sell like hot cakes; to fly off the shelves
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
veil of darkness; curtain of night
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
straight-laced person; stubborn person
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
one's own child; one's own children
to watch over; to watch attentively
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)