to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
of course; certainly; naturally
starting lineup; player in the starting lineup
election; selection; choice
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
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
adds force or indicates command
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
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 let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
whitecaps; white-crested waves; thief
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
order; reservation; order; sequence; order (of magnitude); architectural order
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
regular; regular member (e.g. of football team, etc.); regular (petrol, gasoline)
first game; first round (of tennis, etc.)
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
to discuss; to talk together
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary