to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
great storm; very severe weather; upset; surprise result; agitation; upheaval
just past noon; afternoon
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
inn with hot spring facilities; hot spring inn; hot spring ryokan; onsen ryokan
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
uncertainty; insecurity; inconstancy; indefinite; undecided
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
continuation; succession; series
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
sedge (Cyperaceae spp., esp. members of genus Carex)
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
large amount of money; great cost
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
that is to say; so that means
a few years ago; some years back