whether or not; presence or absence
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
loyal retainer; loyal subject
but; however; provided that
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
parting; separation; farewell
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to set adrift; to let loose; to cut loose
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
leaving; quitting; retiring
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
inner glow or light; deep gloss or luster (lustre)
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
to have the privilege of doing