origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
value; preciousness; nobility
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
lese majesty; lèse-majesté
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
way; method; means; (technical) specification
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness