honorific/polite/humble prefix
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
name; given name; first name
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
putting into operation; invocation
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
the place for; the time for; the level of
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
100,000; hundred thousand
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
vice; immorality; corruption
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
already; now; no longer; not any more
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet