certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
honorific/polite/humble prefix
help; assistance; service
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
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)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one
to say; to tell; to state; to do
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
section manager; section chief
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
thorough; exhaustive; complete
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
in flagrante delicto arrest; arrest of somebody in the act of committing a crime
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
supply; provision; raising; procurement
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
failure; mistake; blunder
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive