yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
high heels; high-heeled shoes
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
loveable; very likeable; like very much
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
navy (esp. the Japanese navy prior to the 1850s)
central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof
to gain fame; to make one's name
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
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
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
adds force or indicates command
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)