that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
shame; disgrace; raping; rape
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
employment of workers through (personal) connections; getting a job through one's personal connection
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
when it becomes; when it comes to
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
decision; determination; resolution
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
power of the state; government authority
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to concern; to be related
leading person; foremost figure
team of lawyers; defense team; defence team