seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
as a child; when one was a child
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
job hunting; job searching
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement