to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
of course; certainly; naturally
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
even though; despite; when
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
reader model; amateur model who appears in fashion magazines
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
hierarchy of samurai, farmers, artisans, and merchants in Edo society
member of shogun's council of elders
(Edo-period) chief minister
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
single word; a few words; brief comment
beheading followed by mounting of the head on a pike in front of the prison (Edo period)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
difference; variation; difference
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
after school (at the end of the day)
fitting (of clothing); fitting; installation; fitting (e.g. graph)
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to