ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
more and more; increasingly; extremely; very
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
river; stream; River; the ... river
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
two persons; two people; pair; couple
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial