sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
really; truly; indeed; good grief
scandal; deplorable event
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
don't you think?; indicates question
how long; how much; to what extent
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
jokingly; in the form of a joke
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
small number; few; minority
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
countermeasures to the falling birthrate
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
the opposite sex; isomerism
such ... as; or some such
to accept; to receive; to agree
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
but; however; provided that
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
still; even now; to this day
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period