yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
firm; unshakeable; resolute
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
to change (one's clothes)
blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum); cassis (blackcurrant liqueur)
important person; strategic person; key figure
to pass on an order; to pass the word
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
retention; maintenance; preservation
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
wanted poster; wanted person bulletin; search instructions
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
from now; from this moment; henceforth
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to break the rules; to violate the rules; to infringe the rules
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips