pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
(licensed) red light district
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
welcome!; nice to see you!
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
all sorts of; all kinds of
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to relax; to feel at home
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration