seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
journal; magazine; periodical
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
not caring; not giving a damn
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
plain-woven silk cloth produced on Hachijo Island (sometimes striped)
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
the place for; the time for; the level of
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation