seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
dragon god; dragon king; naga
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
people; men and women; each person; everybody
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
to be needed; to be wanted
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
chair; stool; post; office; position
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
senior group member; leader among peers; (like) one's older brother; big brother
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
all you have to do is; just; that's all
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
that's the way it is; such is life
name; given name; first name
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to run a shop; to have a shop