investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
love for (one's) family; family love; familial love
pride; dignity; self-respect
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
form; shape; figure; visage
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
to concern; to be related
consultation fee; doctor's fee
eloquent; glib; talkative; smooth talker; glib talker
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to tighten; to press hard
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
document; official papers
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
even if not; even without
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
surname; family name; last name
high academic achievement; advanced academic training; higher education
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
accounting; administration (of money)
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
one's (own) house; one's (own) home