land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
how; in what way; how about
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
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
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
family; relatives; dependents; household
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
siblings; brothers and sisters
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
caller; visitor; company; guest
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
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