to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
solitude; loneliness; isolation
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
retainer; retinue; servant
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
together; at the same time; same; identical
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
to say; to be called; to do
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
promotion (school, military, etc.)
to concern; to be related
story; tale; talk; discussion
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
this school; the school in question
metropolitan; managed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
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)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
cram school; private tutoring school; juku