noon; midday; daytime; lunch
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
question; inquiry; enquiry
honorific/polite/humble prefix
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
money order; draft; exchange (e.g. foreign)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
cheap; inexpensive; pure; honest; upright
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
even though; despite; when
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
instead; but (on the other hand)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
to be silent; to say nothing