door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
purity; homogeneity; unadorned
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
police; police officer; police station
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
witnessing; observing; sighting
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
honorific/polite/humble prefix
at work; in the midst of work; working
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
opening and shutting; opening and closing
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament