thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
flat out (of); completely empty; out of money; penniless; broke
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
sympathy; compassion; pity
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
monetary system; currency system
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
forgetting; lapse of memory
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
from the viewpoint of; according to
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.