recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
then; well; so; well then
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
last week; the week before
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
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
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
honorific/polite/humble prefix
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!