to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
leaving a restaurant without paying; dine and dash; bilking
advance payment; money paid in advance
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to be on the lookout; to lie in wait
(police) detective; criminal matter
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to have a reason; to have an excuse
index finger; forefinger; second toe
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)
cooperation; collaboration
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
cooperation; mutual aid (help)
to mind; to care; to worry
to call together; to convene
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold