to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to take over; to hand over
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
corridor; hallway; passageway
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
considerably; greatly; a lot
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
all-night vigil over a body; wake
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
under the orders of; by order (command)
bringing; taking; carrying
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
end (of play, match, etc.); closing; closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum)
game arcade; video arcade; penny arcade
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to hammer into place; to end (a performance); to kill; to slay