believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
cost of medical treatment; medical expenses; fees for treatment
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
loss of eyesight; loss of sight; going blind; blindness
messy; shabby; scruffy; dirty; squalid; sordid
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
several sheets (flat objects)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
value; worth; estimation; evaluation; bargain; good buy
in proportion to; just as much as
reward; honorarium; remuneration
mistress; kept woman; concubine
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
town girl; girl raised in a town
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
station; office; guardroom
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
modesty; humility; being humble