big fire (buildings, etc. on fire)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
invitation; introduction; temptation
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
just because; even if; even though
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
again; once more; a second time
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
innermost depths of one's heart
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
ago; since; before; previous
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to make an appearance; to show up
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
thuddingly; plumping down (like a heavy weight)
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares