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)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
(present) head of a family
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
second month of the lunar calendar
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
family; relatives; dependents; household
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
on the sea; on the ocean; offshore
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
cruiser (i.e. warship or cabin cruiser)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
story; tale; talk; discussion
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
moonless sky (poetic usage)
sixth month of the lunar calendar (approx. July); June; sixth month of Gregorian calendar; triangles of sweet rice jelly topped with adzuki beans (eaten in the sixth month)
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself