matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
myself; yourself; I; me; you
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
change of course (ship); steering in a different direction
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
world; society; people; the public
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
for some (unspecified) reason
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
government; administration
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
story about human nature or emotions (esp. rakugo); emotional rakugo story lacking a punch line
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)