-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to be perturbed; to be agitated
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
to wipe off; to wipe out; to expunge
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
environment; circumstance
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
elementary and middle schools
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
work; business; company; study
maid; helper; help; assistance
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
government worker; public servant; civil servant
exclusive; attached to; specialist
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to be opposite; to face each other
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
family; relatives; dependents; household
going around; patrol; round; tour