to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
five-seven-five syllable verse (haiku, senryu, etc.)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
spoken language; colloquial speech; (modern) spoken Japanese; written style based on (modern) spoken Japanese
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
meaning; significance; sense
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
new kana orthography (1946 reform, amended 1986); modern kana orthography
written language; literary language; classical (or formal) written style based on Heian-period Japanese
old kana orthography (used before 1946 reform); historical kana orthography
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to recollect; to remember; to imagine; to guess; (arch.) to admire (e.g. beauty); (arch.) to praise