duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
perfect; complete; flawless
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
of course; certainly; naturally
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
no!; no no!; no, not at all
by myself; in person; by oneself
to think too much; to be over-concerned
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
first shrine visit of New Year
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
president (of a society); chairman
one's own faction (of a party)
every year; yearly; annually
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
form; method; system; formula
sound of something striking repeatedly (e.g. wooden clappers); something small hopping repeatedly; touching lightly and repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten; Chonchon; South American mythical bird
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder