duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
near oneself; close to one; familiar
powerful person; influential person
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
being suited to a role; being the right person for the job; suitable role; suitable position; fitting part
as a child; when one was a child
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
to press a question; to cross-examine
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
how long; how far; how much
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
commercial (on radio, TV, etc.); advertisement; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
lecher; nymphomaniac; dilettante
in that way; like that; that way
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
withdrawal (from a society, club, etc.); resignation; secession; unsubscribing (from a mailing list, etc.)
five and seven; 35th day after a person's death
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
unintentionally; calmly; inadvertently; innocently
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
yes or no answer; agreement or disagreement; consent or refusal
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward
to make an appearance; to show up