difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
(something having its) merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages; good points and shortcomings
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to accept; to receive; to agree
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
sorry; excuse me; thank you
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; (lit.) for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
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
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
how; in what way; by what means
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot