that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
(police) detective; criminal matter
wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
helping a long-term employee to establish a branch of the same shop
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
planning; project; plan; design
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
actor; actress; player; performer
uppercase letter; capital letter; large character; large writing; the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"; huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year
in that way; thus; so; so?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?