provincial capital (under the ritsuryō system); provincial office; public place of imperial rule
murder; killing; murderer
in succession; one after another
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to quit one's job; to resign
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
philandering; itch for women
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
young female TV announcer (who also frequently functions as a television talent doing on-location fluff pieces for variety shows)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last