above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
hundred-yen store; 100 yen shop
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
name; given name; first name
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
story; tale; talk; discussion
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
desire for marriage; marriage aspiration; yearning for marriage
(some) more; even more; longer; further
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
at once; immediately; right now
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me