brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
festival; feast; carnival
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
finding employment; getting a job
Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to look away; to avert one's eyes
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
suffix for familiar person
to move forward; to move on
in this way; thus; such; uh...
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to recall; to remember; to recollect
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
reality; actuality; hard fact
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)