smuggling; contraband trade
scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)
to wet oneself; to be miserly; to be stingy
sixth anniversary of a death
Buddhist memorial service
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
bottled beer; bottle beer
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to put in a call; to call in; to make a call; to contact by phone
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to stop communicating; to never be heard from again; to disappear; to go missing
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
tedious; boring; being fed up with
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
what's what; heads or tails
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to lose one's footing; to slip
to fall off; to tumble down
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
that day; the very same day
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to be away from home; to be out of the house