indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
wavy form; ripply shape; waveform
to face; to go towards; to head towards
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to order; to command; to appoint
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
father; dad; husband; you; he
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
Higo (former province located in present-day Kumamoto Prefecture)
cross mark; demerit mark; an X
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
punishment; judgement; judgment
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
asafetida (Ferula assafoetida)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
formal marriage interview
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
desperately; for one's dear life
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
recovery; undoing; recall
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
cruelty; hard-heartedness