if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
Asian hazel (Corylus heterophylla var. thunbergii); Siberian hazel
United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
it is not (like that) either
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
mistress; kept woman; concubine
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
congratulation; celebration
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
ring; band; ring; circum-
even if not; even without
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
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
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like