severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
large ball; giant ball (e.g. as pushed by competing teams in a school sports day)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
sentence structure; grammatical construction
relation; relative; kind; cordial
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
snack (to have with a drink); side dish
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
business discussion; negotiation
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
Japanese food; Japanese meal
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
amount of money; sum of money
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
ignorant of the ways of the world
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
presence; sitting with; being with
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim