reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryō codes)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
fee; charge; rate; material
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
to sit for an examination
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
unconditionally; as a rule
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
employment of workers through personal connections; hiring through personal connections; nepotism
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
land survey; cadastral survey
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; trading session (at an exchange); rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge
bribe; sweetener; douceur
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
every year; yearly; annually
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
reserve funds; emergency funds