Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
dismissal of class (at the end of the day); recess (at school); break
future (usually near); prospects
greeting; a fine thing to say
finally; barely; only just; gradually
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to cramp; to be cramped; to contract
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
river; stream; River; the ... river
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best