to face; to go towards; to head towards
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to pick up; to find; to gather
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
just because; even if; even though
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
suffix for familiar person
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl