manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
study; diligence; discount; reduction
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
origin; appearance of auspicious omen
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
two (long cylindrical things)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
convenient; handy; useful
tool (esp. software, etc.); tour (e.g. Tour de France)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
use; utilization; utilisation; application