terrible;  dreadful;  amazing (e.g. of strength);  great (e.g. of skills);  to a great extent;  vast (in numbers)
 to flatter;  to soft-soap;  to sweet talk;  to cajole;  to instigate
 (period of) a year;  during an era
 to come along;  to come around;  to turn up;  to arrive at the present;  to get where one is;  to have been doing something (for a period of time)
 maid;  helper;  help;  assistance
 fast;  quick;  early (in the day, etc.);  premature;  (too) soon;  not yet
 house (e.g. of Tokugawa);  family
 way (of doing);  manner;  method;  means
 to get used to;  to grow accustomed to;  to become skilled in;  to become experienced at;  to become tame;  to become domesticated
 surface;  face (i.e. the visible side of an object);  front (of a building, etc.);  obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin;  outside;  exterior;  appearance
 cleaning;  sweeping;  dusting;  scrubbing
 request;  favour (to ask);  wish;  please
 to be able (in a position) to do;  to be up to the task;  to be ready;  to be completed;  to be made;  to be built;  to be good at
 from now;  from the present moment;  from this time forward;  henceforth
 washing;  laundry;  relaxing;  taking a break
 to finish;  to end;  to merely result in something less severe than expected;  to feel at ease;  to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone;  to be sorry
 understood;  I see;  OK;  present;  here
 door (Western-style, car, etc.)
 to be shut;  to close;  to be locked;  to tighten;  to be tightened;  to become sober
 sound;  noise;  note;  fame;  Chinese-derived character reading
 there (place relatively near listener);  there (place just mentioned);  that place;  then (of some incident just spoken of);  that (of point just raised); (arch.)  you
 to be (of animate objects);  to exist;  to stay;  to be ...-ing;  to have been ...-ing
 still;  as yet;  (not) yet;  more;  (more) still;  at least
 to sit;  to squat;  to assume (a position);  to hold steady;  to hold still
 to bend;  to curve;  to turn;  to be awry;  to be askew
 disliked;  hated;  tendency;  smack (of);  distinction;  discrimination
 to memorize;  to memorise;  to learn;  to pick up;  to feel;  to think
 you;  buddy;  monarch;  ruler;  he;  she
 cheating (on an examination);  cribbing
 to get angry;  to get mad;  to tell someone off;  to scold;  to be angular;  to be square
 perhaps;  maybe;  perchance;  by some chance;  by any chance
 to work too hard;  to try too hard;  to strain oneself;  to overdo it;  to go too far
 to have a name entered in the family register
 just because;  even if;  even though
 to give up;  to abandon (hope, plans);  to resign oneself (to)
 to be effective;  to take effect;  to work;  to function well;  to be possible (to do, use, etc.);  to be able to
 so;  therefore;  accordingly;  like I said;  I told you already
 from the bottom of one's heart;  heartily;  sincerely
 happiness;  good fortune;  luck;  blessing
 to desire;  to wish;  to beg;  to request;  to have something done for oneself
 disastrous;  tragic;  miserable;  wretched;  pitiful;  woeful
 from now on;  after this;  in the future;  from here;  from this point
 year;  counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school);  period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
 together (with);  at the same time;  in a lump
 regret;  repentance;  remorse
 in order to (e.g. meet goal);  so that;  take care (so as);  hoping or wishing for something
 careful;  cautious;  prudent;  discreet;  deliberate