securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
husband and wife; married couple
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
until now; so far; up to the present
number one; first; best; most; game; round
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
facing south; southern exposure
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
(some) more; even more; longer; further
article; thing; object; property; real estate
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
how; in what way; how about; questionable
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
honour; honor; glory; privilege