to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
duty; obligation; responsibility
business trip; official trip
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
to be opposite; to face each other
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
liquid crystal television
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman