serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
no, not like that (but like this)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
older brother; elder brother
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
training; practice; workout
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
all; entire; whole; altogether
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
interior design; interior; upholstery
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
personal record; personal best
world record; establishing a world record (in)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
breast; breaststroke; brainstorming
conversion; shift; about-face; switch