serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
prize money; monetary award; reward
to have a time-limit expire; to pass a deadline; to pass an expiration date
had better ...; had better not ...
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
starfish; sea star; asteroid (any echinoderm of the class Asteroidea); northern Pacific seastar (Asterias amurensis)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
surgical method; operative method; surgical technique; technique; mechanism of a jutsu
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
inside; interior; inner part
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
never mind!; don't worry about it
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
name; given name; first name
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think