right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
corridor; hallway; passageway
Chris; Kris; Kriss; Kurisu
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to stare back at; to look back at
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to cease; to stop; to be over
every year; yearly; annually
the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center)
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
snow shoveling (shovelling); snow clearing; snow removal; snow shovel; snow plow; snow plough
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up