to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
Ladies and Gentlemen!; all of you; everyone
to say; to tell; to state; to do
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
banknote; bill; note; paper money
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
just one person; only one
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
second day of the month; two days
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
lost article; something forgotten
adds force or indicates command
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)