direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
inspection; examination; check
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
way; method; means; (technical) specification
collaboration; joint work
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
counter for chairs or seats
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to go out and away; to leave
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
and yet; though; when; in spite of
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
side table; bedside table