to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
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
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
corridor; hallway; passageway
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
way (of doing); manner; method; means
having not the slightest idea
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
no!; no no!; no, not at all
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
observation; survey; watching
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned