hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to do as one wishes; to act as one wills
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
khan (medieval ruler of a Tatary tribe)
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
tourist information (brochure, map, center)
well-known store; famous shop
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
estimate (of costs); budget
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man