the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
local residents; neighbours; neighbors
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
departure; leaving; going away; recession
please (give me); please (do for me)
to repeat; to do something over again
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
government service; the bureaucracy
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
don't you think?; indicates question
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
calamity; misfortune; disaster
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
serious; severe; grave; acute
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)