conviction; belief; confidence
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
judgement; judgment; appraisal (e.g. of an antique); evaluation; forensics; (criminal) identification
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
match; game; bout; contest
when it becomes; when it comes to
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
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
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
answering machine; answerphone
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
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