public welfare; the people's livelihood
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
correct practices (esp. in Jodo, the path to rebirth in paradise)
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
leader; head; president (of a bank); bank director; greenroom manager (in a theater)
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
family a woman has married into
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
company president; manager; director
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
savings box; moneybox; piggy bank
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
don't you think?; indicates question
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
what kind of; what sort of; what
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)