number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
only; merely; but; no more than
paltry; trifling; piddling; stud; small protuberance
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
you'll regret this!; I'll get you for this!; just you wait!
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
they; those guys; those fellows
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged