research; study; investigation
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
magic tool (in fiction); magical item
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
safe; vault; storage cabinet
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
danger; peril; hazard; risk
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
not a word to anyone; keep it secret; mum's the word
confidentially; privately; off the record
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
leaving (a light, TV, etc.) on; leaving engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
order; command; directions; instructions
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to behave well (of a child)
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable