encouragement; urging; spurring on
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
again; once more; a second time
double suicide; lovers' suicide
the flourishing mid-Shōwa period (1960s and early 1970s) of peace, rapid economic growth, and life of ease
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
useless resistance; vain struggle
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
suffix for familiar person
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
arrest; apprehension; capture
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
Swords and Firearms Control Law (1958)
distinguished service; meritorious service
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
boss (esp. yakuza); foreman
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
police; police officer; police station
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
that's the way it is; such is life
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet