to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
rather; better; instead; if anything
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
beginning; outset; first; onset
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
really; truly; indeed; good grief
postcard; memo; note; card
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
outsider; someone outside of a group
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
producer (film, TV, etc.)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to step over or across; to overcome