conference room; council room
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
enterprise; business; company; corporation
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
adds force or indicates command
originality; distinctiveness; uniqueness; individuality
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary