dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
two persons; two people; pair; couple
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
approximate figure; rough figure; round numbers
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
honorific/polite/humble prefix
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
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
number of births; number of babies born
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)