mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
head-hunting; recruiting professionals from other companies
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
particularly; only; in the case of
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
Ratnasambhava; The Jewel-born (a dhyani-Buddha)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
famous sword; sword blade by Masamune; sake; Japanese rice wine; brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
company management; managing a company
something like ...; something called ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
meaning; significance; sense
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last