speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
world; society; people; the public
to annoy; to cause trouble
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
hidden treasure; treasured article
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
name; given name; first name
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
treasure house; storage for valuable property
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
overanxiety; needless worry
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
middle of the night; dead of night
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not