to return evil for good; to return a favour with spite (favor)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
castle construction; building a castle; fortification
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to rant and rave; to raise hell
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)