chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
all; entire; whole; altogether
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
deputy manager; acting manager; acting section chief
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
board or officer's meeting
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
personal; individual; private
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
until now; so far; up to the present
very bad condition; awful state; night-soil reservoir dug in a field; night-soil pot; earthenware vessel; earthen urn
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
should; must; -able; probably; likely
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
many; numerous; various; large number of
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
interference; meddling; butting in
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
labor; labour; work; service
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays