divorce; dissolution of adoption
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
appearance; air; mien; getup
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
cruelty; hard-heartedness
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
someone who is in their element; (lit.) fish that has found water
river; stream; River; the ... river
look!; there!; here!; that is
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province