to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
penal servitude; serving time in prison; military service; forced labor; compulsory service
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
attending someone through the night (guard, nurse); act of a woman sleeping with a man (at his bidding); keeping overnight vigil over body before burial
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
Chinese classical writing; Chinese classics; writing composed entirely of kanji
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
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
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
dragon and tiger; (fig.) two mighty rivals
originally; by nature; from the start
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
lower branch (of an organization); subordinate organization; substructure
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...