to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
accomplishment; execution
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
affidavit; deposition; testimony
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
almost; roughly; approximately
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
runway (fashion); catwalk; runway (aircraft)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to approach; to draw near
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces