brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; tall building
really; truly; indeed; good grief
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
chit; sales slip; voucher
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
name; given name; first name
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to develop into a serious incident
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
indecent; shameful; unsightly; pathetic
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
only; merely; but; no more than
second day of the month; two days
because of; owing to; due to
subtracting points; points deducted
to apologize; to apologise
trouble; bother; annoyance
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
failure; mistake; blunder
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly