duty; function; office; mission; task
to recall; to remember; to recollect
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
supply; provision; raising; procurement
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
3000; three thousand; many
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
number of days (times) one has attended
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
insignificant; trifling; paltry; cottage (industry); tiny (company)
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
business hours; opening hours; office hours
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
ago; since; before; previous
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase