broken; intermittent; disconnected
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
incident; affair; happening; event
study; diligence; discount; reduction
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
having strings attached (of a loan, etc.); having conditions attached; having a string or cord attached (of a bag, clothing, etc.); something with a string attached; having a lover (of a woman); woman with a male lover
back country; remote countryside
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
execution; punishment; spanking
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
door; gate; opening; title page
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
living room (Western style); sitting room
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
men and women of all ages
family; members of a family
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
entrance; admission; entering
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem