life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
company president; manager; director
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
society; public; community; social studies
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
freedom; free; open; unrestricted
older brother and younger sister
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
had better ...; had better not ...
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
promising; hopeful; full of promise
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
every person; each one; everybody
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)