cardinal (Catholic church)
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to revere; to respect; to worship
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
honorific/polite/humble prefix
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
nobleman's illegitimate child; product (of e.g. war); offspring; aftermath
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
I regret to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
Japanese person; Japanese people
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every