counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
irresponsible; blithe; heedless; devil-may-care; sloppy; slipshod
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
president (of a society); chairman
mending; repair; darning; patching up
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
unsung hero; person who does a thankless task
good-for-nothing; worthless
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to chase; to run after; to pursue
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
European style; Occidental
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
movements; manner; behaviour; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
beginning; commencement; first (one comes to); approaching; affability; approachability
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
dumpling store; dumpling seller
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
your husband; her husband
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
in the future; another day; later
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
another time; some other time
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone