manners; courtesy; etiquette
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
my husband; one's family; family member
schoolgirl; female student
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
jōruri; type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen (associated with Japanese puppet theater)
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
way; method; means; resource; course
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to chase; to run after; to pursue
future (usually near); prospects
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
Latin-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
maid; helper; help; assistance