merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
I see; that's right; indeed
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
such; like that; that sort of; very
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
in that way; thus; so; so?
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
long ago; already; a long time ago
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
first meeting; first interview with
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
one by one; in detail; minutely
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
number one; first; best; most; game; round
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in