safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
both; both sides; both parties
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
please (give me); please (do for me)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
surely; certainly; without doubt
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
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
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
unpacking (esp. after moving house)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
out of character; unlike one
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive