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
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
how; in what way; how about
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
adds force or indicates command
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to try all possible means
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to feel oneself indebted to
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Tarō (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
matter to be checked or investigated
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but