leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
longing for; burning desire
even if not; even without
indiscretion; bad idea; thoughtlessness; indiscreetness
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
program (e.g. TV); programme
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
manure; night soil; dung; fertiliser; fertilizer
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
to be hot on a person's heels
amulet or talisman issued by a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
meaning; called; named; that says; that
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)
in succession; in an endless stream; continuing without pause or interruption
translation into Japanese
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
original document (not a copy or adaptation); book in its original language (esp. a European language)
to knock back; to strike back; to beat in revenge
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker (official post in the Edo period); keeper
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
funny person; humorous fellow; joker
to be greedy; to be avaricious; to want badly; to desire intensely; to covet
how others look at you; what others think about you
knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
old woman; joker (in old maid)
dish of vegetables, konnyaku, etc. simmered in soy sauce and water until the liquid is almost gone
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave