certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
First Investigation Division (of the Japanese police); division responsible for investigating homicide, robbery, kidnapping, arson, and sexual assault
ability; capability; competence; skill
discipline; punishment; reprimand
human affairs; mundane matters; personnel affairs; human resources; human power; human effort
main course (of a river); mainstream; main current (e.g. of thought)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with
honorific/polite/humble prefix
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
yen (currency of Japan); circle
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
easy-peasy; easy; simple; pleasant; comfortable; comfy
(compulsory) retirement (on reaching retirement age); mandatory retirement
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
one thing or another; this and that; something or another
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school