to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
island in a pond or river
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
woman; female; feminine gender
to increase; to add to; to augment
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
adds force or indicates command
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any