indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
clearing one's throat; cough
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
time; season; period; phase; stage
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to entrust; to leave to a person
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
wherein; therein; thereinto
(regular) customer; client; patron; clientele
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
in that way; thus; so; so?
as (for); for; in the capacity of
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
undesirable lover (boyfriend, girlfriend); passion; temper; irritability
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say