black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
gift received from a visitor (usu. used when offering the visitor to partake of part of that gift)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
rather; sooner; preferably
becoming a monk; entering priesthood
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
separation; divorce; severing of connections
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
slap in the face; slap on the cheek
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
difficult to ...; hard to ...
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
changing cell phone models
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
after school (at the end of the day)
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
outward appearance; apparent
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
difficult to hear; indistinct; hesitating to ask; awkward to ask; unpleasant to hear; painful to listen to
figure of speech; rhetorical flourish
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows