after all; because; but; even; too; as well
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
all; entire; whole; altogether
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
moneylending; moneylender
new (residential) area (esp. built on reclaimed land during the Edo period); newly-opened region; red-light district; newly-acquired territory
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
two legs; two feet; two pairs
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
hired thief taker (Edo-period); private detective; private secret policeman
about; concerning; related to; -ish
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
having gone too far to turn back
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
suffix for familiar person
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
had better ...; had better not ...
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah