intelligence agency; secret service
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
12th anniversary of one's death