to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
rather; better; instead; if anything
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
inner citadel; core; center; centre
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
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
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
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
adds force or indicates command
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
how; in what way; how about
to keep a watchful eye on
like this; this sort; this way
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to be too numerous; to be too much
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as