sudden change; complete change
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
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)
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
having said that; on the other hand
mask; disguise; guise; mask
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
beyond this point; from now on; after this
back street; back alley; slums
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
wheat straw; barley straw
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
the place for; the time for; the level of
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time