honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
hello; good day; good afternoon
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
diligent; hardworking; healthy; fit; (arch.) faithful; (arch.) devoted
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
present; gift; to give a present or gift
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
participation; joining; entry; adherence
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
honour; honor; glory; privilege
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
feeling; sense; impression
corridor; hallway; passageway
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
honorable certificate; honourable certificate
conquest; domination; mastery
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
staking out (in advance; e.g. a seat or a spot); saving a place; reserving a location
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
all present; all concerned; all of us
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead