within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
and then; and so; and; so then
company housing; housing provided by one's company
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
trough; gutter; water pipe; flume; chute
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
same; similar; (just) like; equal
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
sentimental; on an emotional level; in one's heart
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
police; police officer; police station
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)