to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
by mutual agreement; by mutual consent
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to conspire; to act in collusion; to be hand-in-glove
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
central government office; head office; this office
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
professor; teaching; instruction
how; in what way; how about
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to feel; to sense; to experience
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
time; hour; period; class
resolute; determined; bold
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
man; male; masculine gender