light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
vocational school; technical school
beauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
drop in the bucket; pittance; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
1,000,000; one million; million; many
100,000; hundred thousand
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
to cause someone to worry
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
trivial; not amounting to much
all; entire; whole; altogether
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself