to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
how; in what way; by what means
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
(criminal) investigation headquarters
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.)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
long ago; a long time ago; already
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
cunning; craft; guile; slyness
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
totally willing; fully motivated
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
confidence; trust; faith; credit
had better ...; had better not ...
First Investigation Division (of the Japanese police); division responsible for investigating homicide, robbery, kidnapping, arson, and sexual assault
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
good and evil; purity and impurity; voiced and unvoiced consonants
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?