publisher; publishing house; publishing company
contract; compact; agreement
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
in that way; thus; so; so?
now that; since; so long as; because
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
my husband; one's family; family member
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
how many people; a number of people
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
vague recollection; faint memory