to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
honorific/polite/humble prefix
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
middle palace guard (ritsuryo system)
marriage ceremony; wedding
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
family-centered sitcom; TV drama of family life; soap opera
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
loveable; very likeable; like very much