sure; certain; trustworthy
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
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
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
chief secretary (usu. of a party); secretary-general
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to turn towards; to point
rally; recovery; comeback; winding (thread, etc.)
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
next term; next period; next version; next release
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
being widely talked about as a prominent prospect (for)
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
even more; still more; further
dark clouds gather; threatening signs emerge; trouble is afoot
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to feel; to sense; to experience
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts