today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
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 stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
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
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
reimbursement; compensation; reparation; indemnity
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
materials; data; document
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to be helpful; to be useful
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least