department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
rather; better; instead; if anything
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
company president; manager; director
company; corporation; workplace
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
ex-husband; former husband
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
fiercely (e.g. of a fire burning); bong-bong (of clock ringing); with repeated bangs (e.g. of fire cracker); striking clock; green young man from a well-to-do family
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
adulterous partner (in a relationship); adulterous lover
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
forwarding agent; carrier
human being; human; person; character (of a person)