to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
regret; repentance; remorse
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
round-the-world trip; circumnavigation; globe-trotting
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
story; tale; talk; discussion
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
head of a school (of music, dance); head family of a school
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
(giving) instruction; initiation
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
eldest daughter; first-born daughter