had better ...; had better not ...
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
name; given name; first name
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
that's true; of course; obviously
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
silence; stillness; quietness
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
of course; certainly; naturally
digital signal processor; DSP
tab (character, key); tab (in a window); tab (flap or strip of material); tub
personal computer; PC; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
battery; battery (pitcher and catcher)
to this extent; to this degree; this much; this little
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
foolish question; stupid question; one's question
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
drifting; drift; being adrift
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)