counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
considerably; greatly; a lot
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to pick up; to find; to gather
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
labor; labour; manpower; working force
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
seal of blood; sealing with one's blood
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
slave contract (in the entertainment industry); harsh, slave-like long-term contract
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
safety; welfare; well-being
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
function; facility; faculty; feature
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
mental; psychological; physical
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to pull in (fish); to land
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
intimacy; friendship; familiarity