and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
two persons; two people; pair; couple
broken piece; below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
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
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
already; now; no longer; not any more
connection; link; relationship
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
to keep away; to keep at a distance
thereafter; after doing that; followed by
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to be needed; to be wanted
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
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
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen