honorific/polite/humble prefix
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
movie; film; motion picture
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
4th day of the month; four days
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
leaving something as it is (after taking it out or turning it on)
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
geta; traditional Japanese wooden sandal; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character; net; geta
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
sneaker; sneakers; trainers
yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)