to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to have an eye on; to zero in on
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
charges; billing; paying for items in online games
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
don't you think?; indicates question
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to pick up; to find; to gather
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed