both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
reverse side; opposite (of the expected); purl stitch (knitting)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to raise one's voice; to shout
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
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
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; area of a kitchen that contains the chopping board
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
undesirable lover (boyfriend, girlfriend); passion; temper; irritability
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
confections; sweets; candy; cake
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!