book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to be helpful; to be useful
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
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
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to have a reason; to have an excuse
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
unless one ...; if one does not ...
kimono fabrics shop; draper
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
treasure house; treasury; financial supporter; patron; financier
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand