circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
had better ...; had better not ...
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
how; in what way; how about
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
number one; first; best; most; game; round
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
two persons; two people; pair; couple
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely