big fan (of something or someone); great fan
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
failure; mistake; blunder
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
eeny, meeny, miny, moe; eenie, meenie, minie, moe
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
as a child; when one was a child
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
duty; function; office; mission; task
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
washing machine (laundry)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged