attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
polite language (e.g. masu, desu)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
outward appearance; apparent
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
to make sure of the truth
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
class; heading; group; category
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
common people; ordinary people; masses
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to employ; to hire; to charter
personal feelings; self-interest
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like