companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
other than; excluding; without
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
hello; good day; good afternoon
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
then; well; so; well then
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
feeling; sense; impression
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
7th day of the month; seven days
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance