no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to carry forward (i.e. on a balance sheet); to transfer
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
sudden price jump; steep price rise
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
to be cheap; to be inexpensive
appreciation of the yen; strong yen; strengthening of the yen; high-valued yen; exchange in favor of the yen (favour)
South Korea; Republic of Korea; Korean Empire (1897-1910)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
and; thereupon; because of that
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
in this way; thus; such; uh...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
name; given name; first name