umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
such; this sort of; like this
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
stinging hair (of a nettle, caterpillar, etc.)
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to talk; to chat; to chatter
as a child; when one was a child
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
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
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
family; relatives; dependents; household
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
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)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
line; queue; procession; matrix
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another