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
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
dad; dada; daddy; pa; papa; pappa
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
to be worried; to be troubled
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
gutsy; fearless; unwavering
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
rather; sooner; preferably
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
spread-out sail; full sail; (sailing) downwind
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
(some) more; even more; longer; further
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides