(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; kiseru; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
how many years; how long; what year
village; human habitation; human settlement
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to approach; to draw near
maid cafe; cafe with waitresses dressed in cute maid costumes
leader; chief; head; (another person's) head
fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
particular; hard to please; fussy
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
call; summons; convening; convocation
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to be broken into pieces; to be in a jumble; to be in disarray; to be thrown into turmoil
nonaggressive defense (policy) (defence)
to kill an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; to kill viciously; to victimize; to torment
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
to put (wood, coal, paper, etc.) into the fire; to throw on the fire; to add to the fire; to burn
to warm oneself at the fire
length of a sleeve (of Western clothing); height of a sleeve (of traditional Japanese clothing)
biological younger sister
trio; gang of three; threesome
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
easy to read; legible; clear
force (bulldoze) one's way through
of course; certainly; naturally
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap