cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
field; plain; prairie; moor
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
sphere; counter for balls
society; the world; the times
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to pick up; to find; to gather
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
should; must; -able; probably; likely
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
if it is the case that ...
first part of a poem or verse
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)