what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
just one person; only one
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
curiosity; inquisitiveness
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
number one; first; best; most; game; round
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
until now; so far; up to the present
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
in that way; thus; so; so?
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start