cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
silence (not speaking); muteness
principal occupation; core business
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
second line of a four-line Chinese poem
Shinto priest; chief Shinto priest (of a shrine); Welsh onion; pun in Buddhist monk jargon
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to need; to call for; to require
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
hello; good day; good afternoon
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
greeting; a fine thing to say
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
please (give me); please (do for me)
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
absence; disregard; indifference
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
knowing; (an) acquaintance
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
sorry to bother you, but ...