this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
number one; first; best; most; game; round
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
being argued into silence; being left speechless
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
kanji "curving river" radical (variant of radical 47)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
study; diligence; discount; reduction
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)