breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
one (thing); one piece; one item
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
beginning; outset; first; onset
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
at least; at most; (even) just
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
while; even though; despite
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)