to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
pachinko parlor; pachinko hall
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
contract; compact; agreement
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
such ... as; or some such
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
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)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
nothing but; except; no more than
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)