to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; three-leaved; trefoil
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
great laughter; burst of laughter
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)