master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
personage; person (deserving of respect)
(informal) discussion; talk; (formal and tedious) talk; lecture; admonition; reprimand
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
plant having four leaves on one stalk
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
receptionist; reception woman
having a romantic interest; having a chance (of being hired, etc.); (lit.) having a pulse
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined
movie director; film director
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
sickness and health start with the mind
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
though; even if; whether ... or ...
izakaya; tavern, bar, etc. that also serves various dishes and snacks
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
dizzily; giddily; spinning; boiling up
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
since; henceforth; ever since
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
to collapse; to flop (onto)
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
(coat) hanger; hangar; hunger
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily