so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
knowing; (an) acquaintance
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
in the ministry; in the department
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
foster child; adopted animal (e.g. pet)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
samurai; warrior; military family
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
family or person with samurai ancestors
village headman (esp. in the Kanto region)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
superior; superiors; senior
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain