to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
consequence; outcome; result; blame
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
please (give me); please (do for me)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
good person; virtuous person
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
book; volume; this; present; main; head
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey