to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
when in Rome, do as the Romans do
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
to get accustomed to using
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
considerably; greatly; a lot
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
brokerage; brokerage firm; broking house; securities company
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
interview (e.g. for a job)
provincial capital (under the ritsuryo system); provincial office; public place of imperial rule
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
provincial capital (under the ritsuryo system); provincial office; public place of imperial rule
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
Toyama (city, prefecture)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school