near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
considerably; greatly; a lot
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
firefly squid (Watasenia scintillans); sparkling enope squid
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
in case of; at that time; at this time
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
to concern; to be related
report (of an investigation); investigation (investigative) report
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
absorption; suction; attraction
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
resonance; sympathetic vibration
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.