upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
in one's own way or style
payment to the government
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to attempt; to test; to try out
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
one's post; place of work; workplace
Edo period inspection of rice plants
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
to begin talking; to open up
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
common (of objects, abstract things); usual
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
note (letter) left behind; will
nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
all; entire; whole; altogether
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
poverty; penury; want; (arch.) insufficiency; (arch.) shortage; (arch.) deficiency
bribe; sweetener; douceur
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit