nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
offender; criminal; culprit
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
arrest; apprehension; capture
of course; certainly; naturally
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
study; diligence; discount; reduction
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
adds force or indicates command
understood; I see; OK; present; here
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to lay the foundation (for)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have