to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
such ... as; or some such
story; tale; talk; discussion
second line of a four-line Chinese poem
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
ago; since; before; previous
inheritance; something given or received
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to differ; to vary; to disagree
and also; and on top of that; so (I take it that ...); then ...; (arch.) in that case; (arch.) if so
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
speech and conduct; words and deeds
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
guess; conjecture; supposition; inference
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
only recently; just of late
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging lantern
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn