horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
cool; stylish; awesome; sick; sweet; dope
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
honorific/polite/humble prefix
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
kiss; squeak (of a mouse); with a slurp
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
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
as (for); for; in the capacity of
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
pleasant feeling; good vibes
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
rough; casual (clothing); rough; rough (sketch); draft
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
feeling; sense; impression
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn