amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to go out and away; to leave
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
how; in what way; by what means
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
closing of a gate; (Edo-period) house confinement
practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake fried on an iron griddle with vegetables, meat and/or seafood and topped with various sauces and condiments
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
(telephone) call; ring (of a telephone); shout; call; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call)
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
time; hour; period; class
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
don't worry about it; forget about it
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
desperately; for one's dear life
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but