severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to have an eye on; to zero in on
voluntarily appearing for police questioning
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
business world; business circles
large number (of); many; majority
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to line up with; to be a member of; to rank with; to attend; to take part in
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
one-yen taxi (in the Taisho and Showa periods); taxi
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to press a question; to cross-examine
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
no!; no no!; no, not at all
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable