violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
you could say; you might say; verging on the
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
ring; band; ring; circum-
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
beginning; outset; first; onset
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
what do you want?; can I help you?
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
lucky sukebe; type of fan service in anime where there's accidental nudity, groping, etc.
putting into operation; invocation
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
serious; not joking; straight
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.