tenement house; row house
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
nothing in particular; none in particular
Japanese film; Japanese painting
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
low (level, value, price, etc.)
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
northward; facing the north; nobleman's true wife
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to settle (in a place); to settle down
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
veranda with bamboo flooring
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
arbitration; intercession; mediation
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
so what!; who gives a damn?
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
decoration; ornament; trimmings
now that you say that; now that you mention it
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)