pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to talk; to chat; to chatter
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
neighbourhood; neighborhood
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
head of an organizational section; head of an organisational section
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
as (for); for; in the capacity of
number one; first; best; most; game; round
merchant guild entrusted by the shogunate to manage its respective trade (Edo period)
mediator; manager; caretaker
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
to collect; to assemble; to gather
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover