had better ...; had better not ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
to say; to be called; to do
honorific/polite/humble prefix
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
knowing; (an) acquaintance
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
upper part; upper region; region above
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
returning to the service of one's master
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
at least; at most; (even) just
chair; stool; post; office; position
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that