number of events (e.g. accidents, crimes, meetings, housing starts, hits on a web page)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
even though; despite; when
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
decrease; reduction; decline
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
should; must; -able; probably; likely
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to understand; to make out
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
when it becomes; when it comes to
lately; recently; nowadays
viewing as a problem; problematizing
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
peace at any price (attitude); peace idiot; peace senility; complacency about peace
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
easily; effortlessly; changing completely; plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)