to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
you; (arch.) your residence
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
serious; not joking; straight
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to work hard; to make an effort
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to be needed; to be wanted
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
leave-taking; offering one's resignation; farewell visit
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to close down a business; to shut a business
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant