to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to say; to be called; to do
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to have the privilege of doing
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
of course; certainly; naturally
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to concern; to be related
article; news story; report; account
to be found; to be discovered
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
this occasion; at this time; now
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up