sake brewery; wine cellar; bar; bar-room
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
housing district; residential district
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
much less; to say nothing of
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
family; members of a family
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
living by oneself; living alone
pet dog; beloved dog; love of dogs; fondness for dogs
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs