to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
southern Japanese hemlock (species of conifer native to Japan, Tsuga sieboldii)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
act of mercy; helping another person
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
self-help efforts; independent efforts; self-supporting endeavor
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
please (give me); please (do for me)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
if it is the case that ...
two bows, two claps, and a third bow (standard form of worshiping at a shrine)
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
honorific/polite/humble prefix
monetary offering; offertory
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
ignoring (somebody); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
graduation ceremony; commencement
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
attendance; presence; appearance
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
mediocrity; the masses; ordinary run of men
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly