to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
section manager; section chief
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
a little bit; a little while
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
another time; some other time
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
matter causing distress; something causing worry
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
to have a talk; to tell a story
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony