to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
after that; afterwards; thereafter
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
(data) packet; mobile broadband data; package
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
offender; criminal; culprit
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
flop (e.g. movie); total failure; box office bomb
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
Gifu prefecture (Chūbu area)
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
(police) detective; criminal matter
wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
helping a long-term employee to establish a branch of the same shop
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry