beginning; outset; first; onset
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to balance (accounts); to even out; to balance out
to have a talk; to tell a story
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
there is nothing; having nothing
over-fond parent; doting parent
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
memories; recollections; reminiscence
revolving lantern; ever-changing scene (e.g. life flashing before one's eyes)
wood chip; splinter; thin shingles
kanji used for sound equivalence
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
river; stream; River; the ... river
this occasion; at this time; now
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
then; and (then); in that case; if so
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
the whole day; all the day
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
contact information (address, phone number, etc.)
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
suffix for familiar person
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted