to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
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
had better ...; had better not ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
reason; cause; circumstances
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
decision; judgment; resolution
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
of course; certainly; naturally
error; mistake; slip; bug
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
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 hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions