parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
all; entire; whole; altogether
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
regret; repentance; remorse
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
ahead; before; the future
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
study; diligence; discount; reduction
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu