anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
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
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
opening (the doors to an event, etc.); inauguration
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
how; in what way; how about; questionable
don't you think?; indicates question
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.)
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
two parts; two copies; the second part
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)