work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
myself; yourself; I; me; you
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
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)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
honorific/polite/humble prefix
alone; by oneself; on one's own
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate