proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
party given in recognition of a person's services
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
attendance; presence; appearance
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
strangeness; abnormality; disorder