perfect; complete; flawless
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to attempt; to test; to try out
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
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.
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
servant; manservant; menial
warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
natto (fermented soybeans)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
difficult to ...; hard to ...
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question