to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
police; police officer; police station
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back); handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order); handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
sorry; excuse me; thank you
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
rapids; shallows of a river
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
company president; manager; director
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
considerably; fairly; quite