honorific/polite/humble prefix
preparation; arrangements
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
in proportion to; just as much as
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
postwar period; period after Second World War
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to become better; to improve
number one; first; best; most; game; round
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
reality; actuality; hard fact
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
salted rice-bran paste for pickling; mashed green soybeans
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares