duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
because of; owing to; due to
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
suffix for familiar person
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
together; at the same time; same; identical
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
practice field; training ground; driving range; practice hall; rehearsal space
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
pliantly; pliably; subserviently; ingratiatingly; servilely
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
delicately; weakly; gently; supplely
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone