year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
small factory in town; (small) backstreet workshop
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
all; entire; whole; altogether
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
shipping; shipment; forwarding; sending (goods); delivery
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor