to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
short (in height); stumpy; tiny; short (trousers, etc.); undersized
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
not understanding; not knowing
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
please (give me); please (do for me)
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
accurate; correct; precise; exact
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
evening; last night; yesterday evening
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
siesta; nap; catnap; stopping at an inn
to give one's everything; to do one's best
to be widely known; to be famous
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to some extent; to a certain extent
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
how long; how much; to what extent
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
wetting; love affair; lover
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace