silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order
blackmail; extortion; racketeering; blackmailer; extortionist
extortion; blackmail; shakedown; extortionist; blackmailer; racketeer
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
for today; for the time being
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to draw back; to leave (the area)
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
encouragement; backing; reinforcements