truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
article; news story; report; account
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to thrust before; to thrust at
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
matter causing distress; something causing worry
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
how can (one) do something
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
only; merely; but; no more than
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
kimono fabrics shop; draper
to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit