to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
article; thing; object; property; real estate
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; uninteresting
to lead someone around by the nose
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
filial piety; showing devotion (to someone)
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
together; at the same time; same; identical
to need; to call for; to require
in accordance with; according to
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
(not) even once; (not) ever
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants