hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
one (thing); one piece; one item
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
things to be washed; (dirty) dishes; laundry; washing
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
don't you think?; indicates question
chief (of police); head (of office)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
feeling; sense; impression
is that so?; I see; right; oh
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
Movement for Civic Rights and Freedom (Meiji period); Freedom and People's Rights Movement
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; kenpō (martial arts); kempo
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
corruption (esp. by a government employee); bribery; graft
true state; actual condition; reality
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
confidential document; confidential paper; classified document
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
to extort (money); to blackmail