the Japanese syllabary symbols
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
joints; points (of a speech)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
(light blue) overalls; workman's overalls
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
to comfort; to console; to amuse
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to live; to reside; to inhabit
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
in the meanwhile; during the time
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...