immediately; right away; at once; instantly
large enterprise; big business; large undertaking
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
to be perturbed; to be agitated
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
quickly; calmly; intently
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
unimpressive; unimpressed
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
at first; initially; in the beginning
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
finish; finishing; finishing touches
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to put into effect; to put into practice
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
ōshinbun; type of Meiji-era newspaper characterized by its use of political commentary written in literary language; major newspaper
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)