earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
this (very thing); this precisely
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
honorific/polite/humble prefix
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
port city; harbor city; harbour city
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
such; like that; that sort of
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
now; the present time; just now; another; more
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.