request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
adds force or indicates command
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
a step; short distance; short time
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
deck (e.g. ship, tape, cassette, observation, train vestibule)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to take away; to carry away
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me