good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to solicit; to demand; to extort
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
large amount of money; great cost
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 try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
kind deed; (a) kindness; helping others; helping someone
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
then; well; so; well then
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
myself; yourself; I; me; you
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
nothing but; except; no more than