serious; not joking; straight
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
suffix for familiar person
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
honorific/polite/humble prefix
letter; missive; note; mail
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
dispensing with the preliminaries ...; omitting the previous part
master; teacher; stable master
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
home area; home town; local
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out