kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
bento; Japanese box lunch
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to be needed; to be wanted
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
a little bit; a little while
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
gunfighter (esp. in the American Old West); gunslinger; gunman
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty