seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
such; like that; that sort of; very
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to move forward; to move on
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
serious; not joking; straight
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine