[desu] (aux) (pol) (See だ・1) polite copula in Japanese; (P) #34
[da] (aux) (1) (See です) plain copula; (aux-v) (2) (た after certain verb forms) (See た・1) indicates past or completed action; (3) (See た・2) indicates light imperative; (P) #79
[nara (P); naraba (P)] (aux) (1) (hypothetical form of the copula だ, from なり and sometimes classed as a particle) if; in case; if it is the case that; if it is true that; (2) (なら only) as for; on the topic of; (conj) (3) (col) (abbr) (See それなら) if that's the case; if so; that being the case; (4) (ならば only) if possible; if circumstances allow; (P) #141
[うけ, uke] (n) (1) popularity; favour; favor; reception; (2) defense; defence; reputation; (3) agreement; (4) receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts); (5) (uk) (col) (See 猫・6, 攻め・2) submissive partner of a homosexual relationship; (P) #371
[どおり, doori] (n-adv, n) (1) avenue; street; way; road; (2) coming and going; street traffic; (3) flow (of water, air, etc.); (4) transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice); (5) fame; reputation; popularity; (6) the same status or way; as (e.g. as expected, as I said); (7) understanding; comprehension; (ctr) (8) counter for sets of things; counter for methods, ways, types; (P) #493
[じんこう, jinkou] (n) (1) population; (2) common talk; (P) #524
[つかう, tsukau] (v5u, vt) (1) to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use; (2) (See 人使い) to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate; (3) to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume; (4) (See 言葉遣い) to use (language); to speak; (5) (id) to take (one's lunch); to circulate (bad money); (P) #1049
[ひとけ, hitoke] (n, adj-no, adj-na) popularity; popular feeling; business conditions; (P) #1326
[つて, tsute] (n) intermediary; influence; good offices; connections; someone to trust; go-between; pull #1400
[そうさ, sousa] (n) (1) operation; management; processing; (2) manipulating to one's benefit; (vs) (3) to operate; (4) to manipulate; to fiddle (e.g. the books); (P) #1644