cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
honorific/polite/humble prefix
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
name; given name; first name
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
difficult to ...; hard to ...
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
story; tale; talk; discussion
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
rather; better; instead; if anything
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to behave well (of a child)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to have a talk; to tell a story
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
and; thereupon; because of that