to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to be needed; to be wanted
regulations; rules; (local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
alone; by oneself; on one's own
neighborhood association; neighbourhood association
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
feeling; sense; impression
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
don't you think?; indicates question
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
president (of a society); chairman
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
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
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
fire department (in Japan, composed of on call civilian firefighters)
disaster prevention practice
application; request; petition
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point