preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
don't you think?; indicates question
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to be surprised; to be astonished
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
pronunciation; production of sound
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
reality; actuality; hard fact
in that way; thus; so; so?
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
formal marriage interview
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
to be needed; to be wanted