sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
bowing (a string instrument)
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
to smash; to break into pieces
don't you think?; indicates question
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
please (give me); please (do for me)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
comparatively; relatively
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
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)
rather; sooner; preferably
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
very much; exceedingly; extremely
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
just because; even if; even though
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment