one grade; first-class; primary
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
letter; missive; note; mail
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
because of; owing to; due to
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
visiting room; visitation room
to face; to go towards; to head towards
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to show up; to appear; to turn up
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
to think too much; to be over-concerned
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to push (something) against
poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
name; given name; first name
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of