to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
how can (one) do something
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
tag; slip; label; sticker
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to find out; to discover; to detect
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
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to get between; to be caught in
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)