to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
to cause someone to worry
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
(not so) much; (not) very
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
trouble; bother; annoyance
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
convenient; handy; useful
factory worker; craftsman; artisan
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
manufacturing plant; production facility
to employ; to hire; to charter
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); a noun read using its on-yomi
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
all; entire; whole; altogether
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
a long time ago; in those days
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major