this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
number one; first; best; most; game; round
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
abstention; nonparticipation
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
to feel; to sense; to experience
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
company president; manager; director
adviser; advisor; consultant
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
genuine article; real thing; real deal
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
it's no joke; gimme a break!
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
suffix for familiar person
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet