counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
match; game; bout; contest
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
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
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
adds force or indicates command
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude