explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture); Sado (island, Niigata Prefecture)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
high-quality goods; choice goods
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
because of; owing to; due to
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit; succession; continuation; series
secret savings; secret stash; money hidden away
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid