(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
sanity; consciousness; soberness
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
unless one ...; if one does not ...
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
(someone else's) daughter
suffix for familiar person
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
double room; room shared by two people; shared room
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years