obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
that is to say; so that means
to make sense; to be meaningful
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
ho-ho-ho (e.g. Santa Claus)
to have no chance (of succeeding)
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
number one; first; best; most; game; round
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
it seems so; that's what it looks like
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to be found; to be discovered
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor