nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
suspicion (of others); jealousy
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
hereabouts; around there; that area
financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
greed; cruelty; callous; (arch.) insistent; (arch.) insistence
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
presbyopia; age-related longsightedness; farsightedness