promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
calamity; misfortune; disaster
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
rather; sooner; preferably
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
fate; chance; relationship; tie
silence (not speaking); muteness
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
crude; inferior grade; sly; clever; disgusting; repulsive
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)