don't you think?; indicates question
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
to accept; to receive; to agree
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
inspection; checking (goods, products)
circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow
one's company; company one works for; in-house; belonging to the company
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
making a loss; incurring a deficit
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot