tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
love triangle; eternal triangle
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
hoe; raw fish or meat dish in Korean cuisine
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
formal marriage interview
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
Jizo (esp. statue); Kshitigarbha; Ksitigarbha
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
at least; at most; (even) just
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
serious look (on one's face); straight face
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude