speech; words; one's lines; remarks
of course; certainly; naturally
duty; function; office; mission; task
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
multinational; transnational
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
enterprise; business; company; corporation
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
running aground; being stranded; grounding; beaching
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
on the sea; on the ocean; offshore
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
carbon fiber; carbon fibre
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
class of demons; demonic race; family of demons
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
special ward; special economic zone (China); special administrative region of China (e.g. Hong Kong)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad