to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
beginning; outset; first; onset
fumi-e; fumie; tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample; allegiance test; loyalty test
suffix for familiar person
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
material; substance; matter
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
accumulation; accumulate; store
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
guardian; protector; patron; parent
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
in this way; thus; such; uh...
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
father; dad; husband; you; he
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to apologize; to apologise
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly