no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
running as fast as one can
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
inspection; examination; check
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
gem; jewel; precious stone
production; output; turning out
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
hidden treasure; treasured article
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
smoothly; easily; readily