should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
younger princess; Oto Hime; Princess of the Dragon Palace (from the story of Urashima Tarō)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
factory; plant; mill; workshop
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
honorific/polite/humble prefix
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
likability; favorability; popularity
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
way; method; means; resource; course