special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
will not do; do not; does not
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to attempt; to test; to try out
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
perfect; complete; flawless
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
this is why; this means; it is the case that
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
sweet dumpling made with mochi flour and (sometimes) millet flour (famous product of Okayama); millet dumplings
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
ancestor; forefather; foremother
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation