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
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
escaping from prison; jailbreak
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
skill; dexterity; master hand
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
murder; killing; murderer
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
really; truly; indeed; good grief
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
all; entire; whole; altogether
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
settlement; solution; resolution
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state