yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
silence; stillness; quietness
person who is ...; thing that is ...
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
police; police officer; police station
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
life; living; I; me; student
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
what are we going to do?; uh-oh; oh crap; what a mess; oh brother
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
this family; we; this house
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
official post; regular post; principal post (as opposed to secondary post); I (of someone in government or the civil service)
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
chief (of police); head (of office)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
I see; that's right; indeed
even so; anyhow; at any rate
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
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)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
how; in what way; how about; questionable
don't you think?; indicates question
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh