promissory note; written acknowledgment of debt; IOU
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
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
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
black-market lending; illegal loan
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
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)
putting out the light; switching off the light
beginning; outset; first; onset
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
honorific/polite/humble prefix
the customer is always right; the customer is king
society; the world; the times
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)