speech; words; one's lines; remarks
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
originally; by nature; from the start
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
company; corporation; workplace
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
license; permit; licence; certificate
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
teacher; instructor; professor
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
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
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
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 protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...