to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, 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.)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
father; dad; husband; you; he
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to temper a sword; to forge a sword
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
of course; certainly; naturally
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
honorific/polite/humble prefix
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
while; during; while; although; all; both
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable