call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
clearing one's throat; cough
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
reconciliation (with one's spouse, adopted child, etc.)
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to take (all of) into consideration
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
going out (before burning completely); dying out; fizzling out (e.g. of a plan); falling through; coming to nothing
unmarried; not yet married
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence
to accompany; to go with; to go together
future; possible; potential; prospective
coexistence; living together
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
helper; assistant; second
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
leader; guide; mentor; coach
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early