housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
murder; homicide; manslaughter
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
Japanese hackberry (Celtis sinensis var. japonica); Chinese nettle tree; enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes); winter mushroom; velvet shank
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
and; thereupon; because of that
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
such; like that; that sort of; very
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
this occasion; at this time; now
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
father; dad; husband; you; he
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
together; at the same time; same; identical
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably