painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to have a talk; to tell a story
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
as much as one can; as much as possible
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
remains; corpse; (dead) body
cemetery for those who left no relatives behind; potter's field
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
how; in what way; how about
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
stock; products; goods (esp. stolen); loot; spoils
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!