demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
what do you want?; can I help you?
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
state of an illness; condition of a patient
promoting; increase; advance
interior; inside; internal
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
older sister and younger brother
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
in the background; not standing out
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
disinheritance; disowning
being imprisoned; being sent to prison
(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
crying in sympathy; infectious crying
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
one's own house; own; personal; autologous
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
to turn completely into; to become completely
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori