next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
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.
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
completion; perfection; accomplishment
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; uninteresting
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
snake; serpent; large snake
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
wet nurse; nursing mother
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
casting (of a play, film, etc.); cast
agreement; rule; arrangement; decision