taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
in comparison to; rather than
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
support; backing; aid; assistance
group; party; team; squad; section
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
judgement; judgment; appraisal (e.g. of an antique); evaluation; forensics; (criminal) identification
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
one's family; family member
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
jealousy; roasted rice cake
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
forensic researcher; crime scene investigator