in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
toughening the law; making the law stricter
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
for your information; I'm telling you
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
people with a pure and innocent image (esp. actresses, singers, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
by means of; due to; because of; according to
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
adds force or indicates command
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth